LEARNER drivers from all over the state are now able to sit their learner permit test in the comfort of their own home through a new Learner Permit Test Online (LPTO) program which was launched by the Victorian Government yesterday.

AS eligible Hamilton residents rush to get their COVID-19 vaccination, confusion has arisen around which clinics have doses available.

DESPITE a push from the State and Federal Governments for people to get vaccinated, locals seeking a COVID vaccination at Hamilton Base Hospital were unable to book this week due to supply shortages.

VICTORIAN businesses most affected by the seven-day circuit breaker lockdown are eligible to receive a slice of the $250 million business support package announced on Sunday.

AS the state was plunged into a seven-day circuit breaker lockdown, locals were left mostly deflated.

THE Southern Grampians Shire has welcomed its first female infrastructure director, Marg Scanlon, to its executive management team.

THE latest outbreak of COVID-19 in Melbourne has been met with an immediate response by the State Government with 15 new cases identified in Melbourne in the 48 hours leading up to yesterday morning.

A CORONER has found Ambulance Victoria (AV) failed former Hamilton woman, Kylie Cay in June 2016, when her call for emergency assistance was ignored.

ACCORDING to the State Government, road maintenance is exceeding targets in the south-west, but the opposition called the claim “completely at odds” with what those driving on country roads experience.

THE Hamilton Motorcycle Club’s annual Pony Express vent is back after a year off with record numbers set to take to the track tomorrow.