Get the latest news to your email inbox FREE!

REGISTER

Get the latest news to your email inbox FREE!

REGISTER

News

Successful soiree at Cavendish

SUMMER fun was had by full at the first Summer Soiree in Cavendish over the weekend held at the Cavendish Recreation Reserve on February...

$10k raised from Cocktails

THE Cocktails for a Cause party hosted by the Western District Health Service (WDHS) was a sold out affair with $10,000 going back to...

Register for support

Leading rural charity Rural Aid is issuing an urgent call for all Victorian farmers to register for assistance as bushfires continue to pose a...

Digital Edition

Sport

Grangeburn Bowls

Tomorrow, our Division 3 Grangeburn Blue side faces Hamilton Green in the Pennant Grand Final at the Portland Bowling Club. It’s anyone’s game—these two...

Hamilton Bowls

Don’t plan anything for Saturday – it’s grand final day in the South West, and Hamilton has three teams involved. Our two Division 2...

Croquet Report

Bad weather forced the cancellation of the second week of Come and Try, but it cleared by the next day, allowing general play to...

Local rodeo thrills crowds

PHOTOGRAPHY BY LARA FITZPATRICK (534743)

Bunker Shots

Tuesday – Get Into Golf Program Tees Off The club’s Get Into Golf program began this week, with 13 enthusiastic participants starting lessons under PGA...

Harness Racing to raise much-needed funds

The Hamilton Harness Racing Club will host its next race meeting on Monday, February 23, with a special focus on supporting Team Teal. The meeting...

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...

Subscribe

Get an all ACCESS PASS to the News and your Digital Edition with an online subscription

More News

My View

After Valentine’s Day: When Love Gets Real Valentine’s Day comes and goes with a familiar rhythm. Florists do brisk trade, restaurants fill up, and social...

Shrove Tuesday celebrations

THE Hamilton Christ Church Mothers Union organised a Pancake Day on Tuesday to celebrate Shrove Tuesday, which some Christians use as a feasting day...

The song remains the same

Already long in the tooth, Nissan's second fully electric vehicle Ariya takes up where the LEAF left off in Australia. And might we just say...

Appeal helps regional kids

This year the Good Friday Appeal and The Royal Children’s Hospital will allocate $3 million in funding to more than 30 regional health services,...

March 15 for Merino auction

The annual Merino Digby Lions Club Auction is on again at the Merino Recreation Reserve on Sunday, March 15. It’s always a great day out...

Activities galore in store for local festival

Heywood’s Wood, Wine and Roses Festival is set to wow crowds later this month with plenty of great activities available for people of all...

A classic car show

ALL things classic cars will be on show tomorrow at the annual Classics by the Bay show and shine. Huge numbers of classic cars, vans,...

What’s on in our community

Groups - Hamilton and District 4WD Club Meetings and activities. Second Tuesday of every month. North Hamilton Fire Shed, Balkins Road, Hamilton. M/ship fee required. Phone...

Hamilton Market Report

Sheep Market Friday 13 February Hamilton Agents yarded 5000 sheep, a decrease of 3700 from last week’s offering. Overall quality remained good although there...

Rainfall worries

JANUARY 2026 was the seventh driest start to the year for Hamilton since records began in 1878. Hamilton region recorded just 3mm last month...