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Lake Hamilton fireworks to ring in 2026

LAKE HAMILTON is gearing up to light up the sky once again this New Year's Eve, with a fireworks display returning to the site....

Opioid management clinic for the south west

A life-saving harm reduction Opioid Management Clinic is expanding its reach across regional Victoria, with a visiting clinic to the south west in 2026. Orticare,...

Beware the mozzie menace on holidays

RESIDENTS planning summer holidays to regions with increased risk of the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), are being warned to plan accordingly ahead of...

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The Biggest Sports Stories of 2025

HURRICANES TAKE THE SHIELD – January 31 THE Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) is celebrating its first Under-16 title at the recent Western...

Eagles and Darras split points

St Andrews held on in a close game against Tahara to enter the Hamilton District Cricket Association (HDCA) A grade mid-season break in good...

Blue brilliance in Round 10

Hamilton Blue continued its dominance in Round 10 of the Hamilton District Women’s Cricket Association (HDWCA) A grade competition, smashing Hamilton White by 96...

Hamilton Bowls Report

It was easy to pick the team of the week at last week’s pennant. A brilliant Graeme Langsworth skippered Jack Waldron, John Mitchell and...

Hampden fixture out for 2026

Hamilton Kangaroos will travel to Victoria Park to take on Koroit for Round 1 of the Hampden Football Netball League (HFNL) 2026 season after...

Miller earns all-star nod again

Hamilton basketballer Josh Miller delivered another brilliant Country Basketball League (CBL) South West Men’s season, capped off by making the All-Star Five team for...

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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Proceed with caution

Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) volunteers are urging Victorians to exercise caution when exploring the great outdoors this holiday period, in the wake of...

Buskers spread the cheer

BUSKERS have slowly made their way into the Hamilton CBD this summer and one busker, Bonnie Jackson, has big dreams. The 17-year-old Dunkeld local...

Hope for wind towers

THE manufacture of wind farm towers could return to Portland by early 2027 according to local industry leaders Prince Engineering, after the business had...

Pet owners reminded

RSPCA Victoria has shared the best ways to keep your pet safe this holiday season and avoid common Christmas dangers. During the festive season, RSPCA...

Visit takes in the region

During her trip across the region, the Governor of Victoria, Professor Margaret Gardner, made a stop by Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre and Budj Bim...

Munching down Christmas lunch

LOTS of happy faces gathered at the Hamilton Senior Citizens Centre on December 11 to celebrate Christmas with a shared festive lunch.