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THE Victorian Government has earmarked western Victoria including the region around Hamilton as one of the state’s primary renewable energy zones, touted for new transmission lines, wind turbines and solar farms.

LOCAL residents have recently had to rug up as a blast of chilly wind and rain has hit the town.

A $3.57 MILLION Community Mental Health and Wellbeing project located on Lonsdale Street, Hamilton has commenced construction this week, with anticipation to open mid-2025.

THE future of the Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre (BBNC) has been put under a cloud after its Board expressed concern about financial sustainability in the lead up to their 100th anniversary next year.

TOUTED as a budget that sets the stage for a transformative era for Hamilton and the Shire, and a $3 million surplus to boast,...

NINE years after being first released, the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct for Australian retailers, wholesalers and suppliers (the Code) has received a significant update following a review, with the major change making the Code “mandatory for all supermarkets with an annual Australian revenue of greater than $5 billion”.

THIS year’s Sheepvention will be missing one of its original components, the Ram Sales.

ANNOUNCED early on Tuesday afternoon, the organising committee of Sheepvention Rural Expo has made a strategic decision to cancel this year's Ram Sale.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Councillor Mary-Ann Brown has been recognised in the King’s Birthday 2024 Honours List receiving an Order of Australia (OAM).

FOR once, Western Victoria MP Beverley McArthur is seemingly on the same side as the Victorian Government over duck shooting, following the closure of three wetlands to shooters in the Surf Coast Shire.

AS the threat of Avian influenza flu has widened to a second property in the west near Terang, some poultry producers have called for a statewide lockdown while authorities have stressed the importance of strictly adhering to movement controls and to note the restricted areas.

THE container deposit scheme (CDS) located at the Hamilton Bowling Club on Kennedy St has been deemed one of the most successful ‘reverse vending machines’ in Victoria’s West Zone, as a popular choice for locals to exchange recyclable drink containers.