THE unexpected closure of the Hamilton V/Line office in recent weeks is continuing to cause upset to the many local commuters caught off guard.

THE Hamilton & District Legacy Fleece Show again presented a magnificent display of district fleeces on Thursday with large numbers of entries, particularly in the Fine and Medium wool sections.

THE Hamilton Gallery is set to get a significant upgrade in its internal ambience with the Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) voting last week to install both modern lighting and climate control systems midway through this year.

WESTERN District Health Service (WDHS) has secured the services of a GP practice in Coleraine following the recent closure of the town’s only medical clinic.

INCREASED mental health support for young people in the Hamilton area will be available with the opening of headspace Hamilton later this year.

AFTER significant campaigning by locals concerning a stretch of road just west of Coleraine, crews have been working since Monday to run a series of repairs to make the surface drivable again.

TRAGEDY struck early Thursday morning when a local 24-year-old man died after being involved in a single-vehicle accident in Moutajup on Mill Road.

A SOUTH-AUSTRALIAN man is expected to be charged with careless driving by police after at least 29 cattle were killed in a single-vehicle rollover in Willatook near Hawkesdale at around 10.30am Sunday morning.

AFTER two years of extensive planning and fundraising, the new MRI Pod was craned into position at Hamilton Base Hospital (HBH) on Tuesday morning.

THE local community has rallied together to raise money for the Brown family after four-year-old, Tex, was badly burnt in a terrible accident two weeks ago.