INVESTIGATIONS into the circumstances regarding the fatal car accident at Bochara on the weekend that claimed the lives of four Hamilton people are ongoing and the subject of the Major Collision Investigation Unit (MCIU).

THE Hamilton community is in mourning following the loss of four locals who tragically died when a vehicle they were travelling in left the road and struck a tree on the Wannon-Nigretta Falls Road at Bochara in the early hours of Saturday morning, May 27.

FOLLOWING multiple complaints from Hamilton residents of a persistent sewage stench from Wannon Water’s Hamilton Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria has undertaken a formal inspection.

THE picturesque town of Hamilton featured in the Finale of Channel 7’s Farmer Wants a Wife series on Sunday night, as eligible farmer Brenton Kuch, 26, from Darriman, Victoria, travelled to the south-west to meet Sophie Holcombe’s parents.

FOLLOWING a second countback of October 2020’s Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) election to find a replacement for councillor Greg McAdam, Coleraine’s Fran Malone has accepted the offer from the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term.

THE Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) has hit a roadblock with its search for a replacement for councillor Greg McAdam, after his replacement informed the council he would not take on the role.

WITH the delivery of the Federal Budget on Tuesday by Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, regional and rural communities along with a long list of agencies and associations have had time to consider the details and how they will impact their lives.

BANKING services in Hamilton are set to be further impacted in the near future with the announcement of the temporary closure of the NAB branch for a +$1 million refurbishment.

DESPITE the recent reduction of ticket fares to parity with metropolitan public transport prices, the State Opposition has criticised the government’s running of regional transport, emphasising the scarcity of services such as the Hamilton to Warrnambool bus service.

IF you’ve ever wondered what that stench is across Hamilton on occasion, you can be forgiven for thinking it smells like effluent, because that’s what it is - human sewage.