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THE Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) has revoked its original decision on the location of the new Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station on Lonsdale Street, following backlash and outrage from members of the community.

FOLLOWING multiple complaints over the closure of the regional V/Line office at the Hamilton Railway Station in January this year, a department representative has said they anticipate appointing a new contractor in the coming months.

A 64-year-old male had an untimely medical episode at 2.15pm on Wednesday while driving north along Thompson Street towards Lonsdale Street.

POLICE have confirmed that registered sex offender Warren ‘Wazza’ Wright, 49, was arrested on Monday near Hawkesdale and spent the night locked up before he was due to appear at the Portland Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday for a bail/remand hearing.

ALARMINGLY, the Hamilton Magistrates’ Court on Martin Street has been the scene of a dramatic increase in the number of criminal incidents recorded in the year ending March 2023.

TWO former locals have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours List for their service to the community receiving Orders of Australia.

FRESH details have emerged about Alicia Montebello’s red Toyota Corolla that crashed into a tree in Bochara late last month, claiming the lives of four people.

WITH a date at the Supreme Court in August, the dispute surrounding a tourism development in Dunkeld is likely to get significant coverage in the mainstream media with the revelation it involves two high-profile names.

INVESTIGATIONS into the circumstances regarding the fatal car accident at Bochara on the weekend that claimed the lives of four Hamilton people are ongoing and the subject of the Major Collision Investigation Unit (MCIU).

THE Hamilton community is in mourning following the loss of four locals who tragically died when a vehicle they were travelling in left the road and struck a tree on the Wannon-Nigretta Falls Road at Bochara in the early hours of Saturday morning, May 27.

FOLLOWING multiple complaints from Hamilton residents of a persistent sewage stench from Wannon Water’s Hamilton Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria has undertaken a formal inspection.

THE picturesque town of Hamilton featured in the Finale of Channel 7’s Farmer Wants a Wife series on Sunday night, as eligible farmer Brenton Kuch, 26, from Darriman, Victoria, travelled to the south-west to meet Sophie Holcombe’s parents.