WEDNESDAY’S Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) meeting laboured at length through a planning permit application with one councillor taking issue with the potential for a risky precedent to be set concerning funding for major projects.

THE statewide shortage of police officers has hit the Hamilton Police Station with the announcement of a significant reduction in front desk reception hours.

MAYOR David Robertson has been elected for another term in the top role with the Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC).

PIERCE Brosnan and Samuel L. Jackson are just a couple of the high-profile actors in the next star-studded line-up for Richard Gray’s latest film – a man with strong Hamilton family ties.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council chief executive, Tony Doyle, has expressed his disappointment on behalf of the community, after vandals damaged the newly installed fairy lights in Gray Street.

ONCE again, the Cox Street Redevelopment Project works are set to get underway - with the project deadline now pushed out to the end of April 2024.

WITH her ongoing campaign to see passenger rail return to Hamilton and Portland, Southern Grampians Shire councillor, Katrina Rainsford, has proposed an interim solution geared to offer proof-of-concept and is looking for community support.

VOTING for the Voice referendum concluded on Saturday with the results for Hamilton following the nationwide trend of a strong No.

PAID parking in the Hamilton CBD is one step closer to going hi-tech with the Southern Grampians Shire Council further specifying details for upcoming changes to street metering at Wednesday evening’s meeting held in Penshurst.

CONTROVERSY was sparked at the Early Voting Centre for the Voice referendum in Hamilton on Monday.