FORMER Baimbridge College student, Brendon Paterson may have only just graduated year 12 last year, but the youngster is quite possibly the best long-distance runner our region has ever seen.

IT has been a tough couple of years for Dunkeld’s Ryan Burgess who has been burdened by a tumour on his spine which forced him to step away from his sporting community and turned his world upside down.

AFTER “unbelievable” record breaking sales on Monday and Tuesday, day three and four of the Hamilton weaner sales saw cattle continue to perform well, with independent agents yarding 2208 hereford and mixed-sex euro weaners on Wednesday.

MONDAY’S annual weaner sales saw 3464 angus steers sold through the Hamilton Regional Livestock Exchange (HRLX) with record prices recorded.

HAMILTON businesses are experiencing roaring trade as tourists flock to the Greater Hamilton region.

THE long and nervous wait is over for more than 64,800 students who officially received their Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) results Wednesday morning.

THE Connection Café enjoyed a return to normality on Monday, welcoming customers back for its Christmas Lunch.

WOODY’S Café will reopen in January under the new management of Sean Young and Lachlan Price.

HAMILTON businesses have reported a strong rebound in sales during December as the community buys local this Christmas.

A FRIENDLY and familiar face is always comforting, and there is no face more familiar than Jeff Waldron’s at Nigretta of Hamilton.