Division over duck hunting season call
CONTROVERSY persisted as the dates for the 2023 duck hunting season were announced by the Victorian Government on Friday, albeit for a heavily reduced period, down from three months in 2022 to just five weeks this year.
Local NAPLAN results revealed
THIS week saw the release of the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) results for 2022, with the average results per category for Hamilton students being lower than the state-wide averages.
V/Line Stoush
THE unexpected closure of the Hamilton V/Line office in recent weeks is continuing to cause upset to the many local commuters caught off guard.
Legacy Fleece Champ
THE Hamilton & District Legacy Fleece Show again presented a magnificent display of district fleeces on Thursday with large numbers of entries, particularly in the Fine and Medium wool sections.
Gallery ‘red-flagged’
THE Hamilton Gallery is set to get a significant upgrade in its internal ambience with the Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) voting last week to install both modern lighting and climate control systems midway through this year.
WDHS secures Coleraine medical services
WESTERN District Health Service (WDHS) has secured the services of a GP practice in Coleraine following the recent closure of the town’s only medical clinic.
Headspace Hamilton – Physical mental health centre to open in December
INCREASED mental health support for young people in the Hamilton area will be available with the opening of headspace Hamilton later this year.
Notorious ‘Big Dipper’ gets overdue facelift
AFTER significant campaigning by locals concerning a stretch of road just west of Coleraine, crews have been working since Monday to run a series of repairs to make the surface drivable again.
Mill Rd fatality
TRAGEDY struck early Thursday morning when a local 24-year-old man died after being involved in a single-vehicle accident in Moutajup on Mill Road.
Cattle crash
A SOUTH-AUSTRALIAN man is expected to be charged with careless driving by police after at least 29 cattle were killed in a single-vehicle rollover in Willatook near Hawkesdale at around 10.30am Sunday morning.
MRI Pod arrives
AFTER two years of extensive planning and fundraising, the new MRI Pod was craned into position at Hamilton Base Hospital (HBH) on Tuesday morning.
Burn relief
THE local community has rallied together to raise money for the Brown family after four-year-old, Tex, was badly burnt in a terrible accident two weeks ago.
Hamilton Market report
HAMILTON SHEEP and LAMB MARKET
Wednesday, April 30.
Numbers increased at Hamilton on Wednesday to 18,000 lambs (up 12,200) and 12,000 sheep (up 9750), the lift...
