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Do it for kids

The Macarthur and District Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal raised $32,820. Macarthur and District co-ordinator Sandra Addinsall was ecstatic at the outcome. "What...

Walk of Witness in Hamilton

Under sunny skies and a spirit of reflection, local worshippers gathered on Good Friday for a Walk of Witness, beginning at the Performing Arts...

Dry spell hits hard

There was a small amount of respite over the weekend of April 19 and 20, with the region getting a good bit of rain...

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Sport

Rams eager for first win

The Rams will head into enemy territory this weekend for Round 2 of the Mininera and District Football League (MDFL) senior football, taking on...

Rams looking to bounce back in finals rematch

Glenthompson-Dunkeld will be eager to get its first win of the season tomorrow when it battles against Hawkesdale-Macarthur in a finals rematch from last...

Roos return home for Anzac Day clash

Hamilton Kangaroos will finally hop back to Melville Oval today to take on Portland Tigers in the annual Anzac Day clash in Round 2...

400 reasons to celebrate

Hamilton Kangaroos star Steph Holcombe will step on the netball court for the 400th time today as her Division 1 side takes on Portland...

HBA Winter season to kick off

With the Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) winter season starting next week, players are gearing up for another exciting season. Last season in the junior competitions,...

Bloods chasing improvement

The Western Victoria Female Football League (WVFFL) is back for season 2025 and Cavendish will look to kick it off in style as it...

Rural

Weaner sales at Hamilton

There was plenty of action at the January Weaner sales at the Hamilton saleyards with some record-breaking yardings. Buyers came from as far as...

Branxholme Rodeo set to roar

Get your boots on and your buckles shined for the 11th annual Branxholme Rodeo on Saturday, February 8. The rodeo, held at the Branxholme reserve,...

Dartmoor is Rodeo ready

Dartmoor Football Netball Club is all set for the annual Chute Out Rodeo on Saturday February 1, with plenty of local talent expected to...

Locals get behind BlazeAid

Merino Progress Association (MPA) held a fundraiser at the Merino Community Health Centre in support of Blaze Aid, with $642 raised for this important...

$15m through the yards

More than 18,000 cattle were sold at the Hamilton Regional Livestock Exchange (HRLX) grossing more than $15 million as January’s annual Western District Weaner...

Good trade weight

Hamilton agents yarded 19,700 lambs at last week’s market being a similar number to last week’s market of which 90 per cent of the...

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Don’t forget me, Cobber

Hamilton braved wind and rain on Friday morning to pay tribute to past and present Australian and New Zealand defence personnel. Commemorations began at dawn...

Avenger EV toughs it out in the city

Buyer beware: while so-called ‘range anxiety’ can strike fear in the heart of the electric vehicle driver, there is another phrase that is doing...

A debt we cannot pay

Hamilton and district will stand still today, as residents gather to commemorate Anzac Day, a solemn occasion steeped in national significance. From the early...

Remembering our Anzacs

In view of Anzac Day commemorations, here is the story of a former Hamilton resident Richard Hicks and his tragic experience on the battlefields...

Badge of thanks for Baimbridge students

Baimbridge College students where out and about this past week selling Anzac badges and other memorabilia. Students were dotted all over the Hamilton CBD...

Farmer’s tale to screen in Dunkeld

Locals will have the opportunity to watch the powerful movie, Just a Farmer, at Dunkeld on April 29. In May 2024, Kelly Marson from Let's...