SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council has ratified the 2024-2025 budget on Wednesday morning at its unscheduled council meeting and Pedrina Park will see some much-needed upgrades to the facility.

PORTLAND has finished as runners-up of the Hockey South West under-12 term two Hockey Fives competition, after going down to Warrnambool team Storm in Saturday’s grand final.

HAWKESDALE-MACARTHUR suffered a huge upset on Saturday as Lismore-Derrinallum held firm at Lismore Recreation Reserve to win, 13.10 (88) to 11.13 (79).

HAMILTON KANGAROOS Open netball squad was no match for Cobden on Saturday in round 10 of the Hampden Football Netball League as the Kangaroos hosted the Bombers at Hawkesdale Recreation Reserve.

AN incredible defensive effort from Cobden has seen the Hamilton Kangaroos stopped in their tracks after resuming for the third term where the home side added only a single behind for the entire second half as the Bombers took out the Hampden Football Netball League round 10 match, 13.11 (89) to 6.4 (40).

THE abnormally dry conditions in the district have provided some upside for golfers with the still green fairways providing plenty of run.

HAMILTON basketballers, Taima Thomas and Emily Iredell were recently announced in the Under-14 Vic Country squads to compete at the Country Metro Challenge (CMC) in Bendigo this coming weekend.

FRESH off qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, Melissa Tapper has added another medal to her trophy cabinet winning the gold medal at the ITTF Taipei Para Open a couple of weeks ago.

THREE Cavendish girls have been selected in the training squad for the Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) Under-19 Female interleague clash against Ballarat which will be a curtain raiser for the U23 Clinton Baulch Cup on July 6.

TIGERS has staged a titanic comeback against St Mary’s Orange in the Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) women’s division one competition on Tuesday night to claim the points, 27-25.