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Sophie is the top

FOR THE Hamilton and Alexandra College (THAC) dux Sophie Merrin, an aim for an 95 ATAR was top of mind. In her two years...

Making Coleraine’s Christmas special

COLERAINE's first-ever Christmas market has been "really busy" according to the organisers, Coleraine Lions Club. An empty building in the town's Whyte St has...

Not always an easy time at Christmas

As Australia heads into the Christmas and New Year period, Kids Helpline is reminding families that the festive season can be one of...

Riley topped GSC

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Sport

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...

Blue Caps a serious contender

Tahara has moved to 5-1 in the Hamilton District Women’s Cricket Association (HDWCA) after smashing a struggling Hamilton White team last Friday in Round...

Pigeons go big in T20

Photography by Cathy Norris (524373)

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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Trees divide town

I write to vent my anger at the decision to remove the Plane trees from Hamilton CBD. Whilst I am angry, I am not...

Exciting New Year celebrations

AFTER the exciting Christmas in Heywood on Friday 19 December, the community is invited to the Heywood Town Green once again - for the...

Governor tours Southern Grampians

THE GOVERNOR of Victoria Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, has toured areas of the Southern Grampians Shire as a part of...

Fr Paddy retires

For the past 23 years, Father Paddy Mugavin has been a fixture of Hamilton life. Whether he is presiding over a packed Christmas mass...

Crack-up for Christmas

Do you have a cracker-worthy joke? Our ad rep Campbell has been at it again and has come up with another good one: What do you...

GSC presentation service

Good Shepherd College end-of-year presentation service saw students awarded for their hard work over the school year. Some highlights of the service include Year...