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Busy Christmas period for police

VICTORIA POLICE have made the local statistics for Operation Roadwise public. Operation Roadwise ran from December 18, 2025 to January 1, 2026, where a...

Great day for trots

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Sport

Terrific Tessa hangs up the boots

Former Monivae College student and Casterton local Tessa Lavey recently announced her retirement from professional sport, bringing a 16-year career to a close. Lavey started...

Sainsbury stars at Country Championships

Talented local tennis player Willow Sainsbury recently represented the South West at the 70th annual Inter-Regional Country Championships in Wangaratta, performing well across formats. Having...

Minders, Storm the benchmark sides

The halfway point of the Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) Division 1/2A Men’s competition is here and there are some familiar teams at the top...

Pigeons on the ropes after day one

After three weeks off, the Hamilton District Cricket Association (HDCA) A grade season was back in action last weekend, with Pigeon Ponds unable to...

Road safety boost for local clubs

LOCAL sporting clubs have earned their share in $700,000 worth of grants as part of the Transport Accident Commission’s (TAC) Club Rewards program, as...

Coaches returning for South West football

FOOTBALL season remains months away but the leaders set to take the helm across the South West District Football League’s sides are taking shape...

Rural

Visitors love the Casterton Kelpie Muster

CASTERTON'S famous Kelpie Muster is just around the corner, and will bring together thousands of canine connoisseurs from across the nation to the rural...

Muster dog at Kelpie Festival

THE Australian Kelpie Muster is thrilled to welcome Kim Dodson and her beloved Kelpie, Banjo, stars of ABC TV’s Muster Dogs Season 3, as...

Hamilton Market Reports

HAMILTON CATTLE MARKET FRIDAY, MAY 23 Agents yarded 213 cattle at the Hamilton weekly cattle market with a mixed quality yarding. Heavy steers over 500kg making up...

Morgan wins 14th open speed shear

Talented local shearer Caleb Morgan has won yet again, this time at the Charleville & South West Queensland Show in the Open speed shear....

Farmers take fight to Spring St

Vasey CFA Fire Brigade Captain Trevor Puls was one of approximately 5000 people from across the State that descended on Melbourne's CBD on Tuesday...

Calves hungry for more

As autumn calving continues there are many areas of the district where calves are being born onto paddocks with little valuable feed available. This means cows...

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Euros take the stage

Demand for quality young cattle remained fierce at the Hamilton Livestock Exchange for the third day of the annual weaner sales, where a significant...

Impressive SUV alternative

Although Korean carmaker SsangYong has been in the Australian market for the past 20 years it has never been able to get close to...

Ross Wilson set to rock the south west

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Cutting the cost of prescription medicine

NEW data reveals Australians are still faced with the tough choice of skipping or rationing medicines — due to cost-of-living pressures. The independent national research,...

Splash of colour to Apex Park

Visitors to Heywood Apex Park can now enjoy 18 new activity and animal information boards throughout the park. Designed to spark curiosity and encourage outdoor...

Mixed steers for Day two Weaner sales

A robust yarding of 2780 head generated significant turnover at HRLX for Day two of the annual weaner sales, with the total sale value...

Wonderful weaners sell well

THERE was plenty of potential buyers and selling on the first day of the 2026 Hamilton weaner sales at a busy Hamilton Regional Livestock...

New year, new signs for Hamilton

Southern Grampians Shire Council has revealed the design of Hamilton’s new entrance signage. For many years, stone town signs have welcomed residents and visitors along...