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Flicks in the sticks on next Friday

FRIDAY 20 March will make the perfect night out for the family in Coleraine as the Coleraine Showgrounds will play host to the Coleraine...

French driver avoids jail for fatal crash

A FRENCH national, charged with dangerous driving causing the death of a 78-year-old Portland woman, has avoided a jail sentence for the fatal head-on...

Dahlia and Rose show blooms again

THE annual Portland Dahlia and Rose Show was held again across the weekend with some high quality displays at the Portland Civic Hall. Photographer...

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Sport

Hamilton Bowls Report

The Tomra/Coggergurry Classic Pairs was played out in perfect conditions on Wednesday and Thursday, superbly organised by Gavin and an army of volunteers. Three Hamilton...

Junior finals race continues

By the time this paper hits the shelves today, a premier will have already been crowned in the Hamilton District Cricket Association (HDCA) Under-16...

Saints go marching in

Branxholme-Wallacedale has embarked on a new era as a club, with the Saints to enter two teams in the Western Victoria Female Football League...

Tigers torch Pigeons to finish season in style

Tarrington survived a late scare to beat Pigeon Ponds by four wickets in the HDCA D grade competition and finish its season on a...

St Andrews and Byaduk split points

St Andrews and Byaduk played out a thrilling draw in the final round of the HDCA C grade competition at Christie Oval, enough for...

Eagles outclassed by Tigers

College’s season is over in the Hamilton District Cricket Association (HDCA) A grade competition after going down to Portland Tigers by 106 runs at...

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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Winning Winnap pup takes on Crufts’ finest

A quiet retirement in Winnip has turned into an international celebration for local dog breeder, Jane Doyle of Talcott Collies, whose home-bred smooth Collie...

Lines and zones – have your say on REZ submission by Sunday

A quiet legislative amendment made in State Parliament last week regarding transmission lines has ignited outrage among South West landholders, who fear the state...

Residents urged for feedback

RESIDENTS are invited to share their ideas and help shape the future of the new Community Hub, new Hamilton Library and Civic Square, with...

Legacy Fleece Show results

THE 74th Hamilton and District Legacy Fleece Show saw fleeces fill up the Function Room at the Hamilton Showgrounds last week. Winners of class...

A week in paradise

The moment the Save the Date landed in the mailbox, I knew this wasn’t going to be just another wedding, it was going to...

Committee elected for U3A

The Hamilton U3A (University of the Third Age) has elected a new committee and re-elected president Alex Pederick said that 2026 has a lot...

A look back at the 1946 floods

THE RAAF Catalina flying boat flew low, its crew searching vainly for a little family perched on their farmhouse roof in the middle of...

Work starts this week for Cox St solar lights

WORKS along Cox Street will resume next week continuing development for the new solar street lighting. Southern Grampians Shire Council crews from March 10...

Velvet offers a pile of possibilities

Pile weaves, woven silk and linen, which resemble velvet originated in approximately 2000 BCE in Egypt. Velvet was also detected hundreds of years ago...

Flying a kite for 24 hours

FLYING kites is a part of most childhoods growing up a phase that may last only a few weeks before it lands in a...