POINTS of Order were hotly contested at Monday night’s unscheduled Southern Grampians Shire Council meeting, with Cr Bruach Colliton saying he felt like he was in an episode of ABC-TV’s ‘Utopia’ at one point.

A COLAC prime mover driver who contested the Federal seat of Wannon at the last election has called out the Victorian Government for its tardiness on fixing sensors on the Glenelg Highway at an intersection near Dunkeld.

WE often hear of the challenges of guiding the next generation of younger community members, the challenges parents, schools, and communities face in guiding our young people through adolescence.

CONCERNS over a possible merger of regional health services in western Victoria are mounting with worried locals urged to attend a second protest rally organised for Warrnambool on Friday, August 16 at the Civic Green at 1pm.

A COUNTRYWIDE and global search has commenced to obtain architects to design the New Hamilton Gallery (NHG).

THE Victorian Government has earmarked western Victoria including the region around Hamilton as one of the state’s primary renewable energy zones, touted for new transmission lines, wind turbines and solar farms.

LOCAL residents have recently had to rug up as a blast of chilly wind and rain has hit the town.

A $3.57 MILLION Community Mental Health and Wellbeing project located on Lonsdale Street, Hamilton has commenced construction this week, with anticipation to open mid-2025.

THE future of the Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre (BBNC) has been put under a cloud after its Board expressed concern about financial sustainability in the lead up to their 100th anniversary next year.

TOUTED as a budget that sets the stage for a transformative era for Hamilton and the Shire, and a $3 million surplus to boast, Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) held an unscheduled meeting on Wednesday morning to adopt the 2024-2025 annual budget and Council’s 2024-2034 long-term financial plan. SGSC people and performance director, Darren Barber, […]