FORMER Grampians cricketer, Vincent Huf, has had a successful transition to Victorian Premier Cricket for Geelong Cricket Club, debuting in the Premier Firsts competition on Saturday.

A 26-year-old HAMILTON man has been arrested by police in Werribee on Friday morning in relation to an armed burglary committed at a stranger’s house on Tuesday afternoon.

AFTER a year off from tournaments, junior players from the Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) will pull on their Hamilton Hurricanes gear and step back on the court next weekend for an action-packed two days of competitive basketball against hundreds of other kids.

HEYWOOD bull-rider, Sam Woodall, had a weekend to remember, taking out the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Australia Grand Finals event title on Saturday night in Townsville, Queensland.

A PETITION lodged by Victoria Valley farmers, John and Rhonda Crawford has received more than 4000 signatures since this time last year opposing the proposed plan to reintroduce dingoes into the Grampians National Park.

THE total number of cases for the COVID-19 outbreak in Hamilton now stands at 26 following the announcement of eight new cases on Wednesday morning.

Over 1000 people have heeded the call to ‘get tested’, in response to a COVID-19 outbreak linked to a country music event at the Hamilton Golf Club on Sunday, November 14.

On Tuesday, the cluster had grown to 18, with 14 of those having attended the music event in person, three were household contacts and one was a workplace contact.

AFTER a year to remember, Milly Tapper has returned home after a triumphant Paralympic and Olympic campaign.

DUNKELD’S Vincent Huf has taken a massive step in his quest to play cricket for Australia, selected in Cricket Australia’s 36-man Under-19 World Cup squad.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council has made the in-principle decision at its council meeting last week to transition the provision of aged and disability services to a new provider.

THE HAMILTON Cinema has been operated by the Southern Grampians Shire since 2008 after the previous operator withdrew from the lease agreement, but at a council meeting last week the decision was made to initiate a tender process to sell the cinema to a private operator.