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Hamilton market report

Lamb & Sheep Market Wednesday 11 March Hamilton agents yarded 10,500 lambs and 4500 sheep this week compared with last week’s offering. It was an...

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...

Hotter, drier summer

AS MARCH signals the transition into autumn, the summer of 2025/26 was drier than the last but cooler overall than the year before. The summer...

Novel Cirque Nouvelle

Get ready for an unforgettable school holiday experience as Cirque Nouvelle brings its high-energy, visually stunning, and internationally acclaimed circus spectacular to Hamilton Performing...

Spring Street visit for Community House

HAMILTON Community House co-ordinator Debra King took an early morning train from Ararat to Melbourne recently to meet up with over 300 other Community...

Flood of fines during Operation Arid

A COLERAINE driver was caught speeding 133kmh in a 100kmh zone on the Glenelg Highway while suspended, local police caught the driver on Saturday...

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...

Hamilton market report

Lamb & Sheep Market Wednesday 11 March Hamilton agents yarded 10,500 lambs and 4500 sheep this week compared with last week’s offering. It was an...