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AgriFutures grants build skills

AGRIFUTURES Australia has opened applications for its new People and Capability Program, investing up to $200,000 to help industries address critical workforce shortages. From chicken...

Firewood collection season begins

PEOPLE can collect free firewood for personal use from designated Forest Park firewood collection areas now till June 30 with collectors reminded that individual...

Call out for young green thumbs

BEING on a council or planning to create one isn’t on the minds of most 15-year-olds, but for Hamilton’s Shytaya O’Riley she is in...

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Local quartet earns Western Waves selection

Four promising young cricketers will represent the Western Waves Under-16s team later this year at Albury’s Country Cup after recently being selected in the...

Grangeburn Bowls

Grangeburn hosted the Midweek Pennant Finals in perfect conditions last Tuesday, and it was fantastic to see strong support from Heywood, Portland and Memorial...

Holdsworth takes out Feb shoot

Hamilton Clay Target Club (HCTC) welcomed 34 shooters for its February shoot, enjoying perfect weather and plenty of strong performances across the board. The...

Another one for Bandicoots

There is just one round to go before finals in the Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) senior grades and in the men's competition, the stakes...

Parklander Candour

TUESDAY – 3-Person Irish Stableford Players took to the course, enjoying the milder conditions and some excellent golf throughout the day. Taking out the honours...

Gold, it runs in the family

Success continues to come thick and fast for the Bremner family, with both Alaska and Manaia performing well at the recent Athletics Victoria State...

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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Festival goes off with a bang

THE 33rd annual Heywood Wood, Wine and Roses Festival was massively successful, with thousands of people coming through the gates last Saturday, resulting in...

Irish adventure for bookseller

CO-OWNER of Hamilton's Bellcourt Books Caitlin Little is back home and full of new ideas. Ms Little recently attended an international bookselling conference in Ireland,...

VIEW marks 25 years

HAMILTON VIEW club celebrated their 25th year of voicing the interest and educating of women in the local area with a luncheon at the...

Council team on the move

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council's new customer service initiative aims for all residents of the shire to find it easier to access council services. ...

Chris Tully awarded CFA life membership

LOCAL CFA volunteer and stalwart Chris Tully recently celebrated reaching a remarkable 50 years of service to his local communities and was acknowledged with...

Need a lift, mate?

ADONIS Gym held Hamilton's first strongman competition on Sunday March 1, with competitors needing to give all of their strength in the categories of...

$10K reward for answers

The case of Miles, Dunkeld’s beloved resident emu, has left a community divided and searching for answers. While some townsfolk remain hopeful the bird...

New home for Glenelg mussels

OFFSPRING from the only Australian-first Glenelg Freshwater Mussel conservation program have been released into the Crawford River in southwest Victoria in world-first restocking of...

Study hub extends hours

The Southern Grampians Study Hub (CUC Southern Grampians) has extended its operating hours from Monday 2 March, offering greater flexibility for all attending classes...

Driving change

LOCAL second-year automotive apprentice Mel Gardiner once believed her future lay in wearing a police uniform. Today, she is making waves in overalls and...