Pumas claim Under-16 premiership
Grampians Pumas are the Hamilton and District Cricket Association (HDCA) Under-16 premiers after comfortably defeating College in the grand final at Monivae College last...
Pet registration due now
Southern Grampians Shire Council is reminding pet owners to register their cats and dogs by April 10, as part of responsible pet ownership.
Registration is...
Sculpture trail launches
ONE of Portland’s iconic art trails, the TRAIL Sculpture Prize is launching into its fifth year on Friday March 28.
The launch is taking place...
Grateful beyond words
After a long and challenging fire season in the Grampians region, Mirranatwa Fire Brigade Captain Jarrod Dark has praised firefighters and the community for...
TAFE recognises locals
Hamilton’s Bryan Barrera was recently announced as South West TAFE’s Vocational Student of the Year, as the mature-age student graduated with a Diploma of...
McCallum grows with Observer photos
WHAT initially started as a hobby for Portland’s Vern McCallum has now become something that holds great importance to him and the local community,...
A special anniversary
Congratulations to local couple Tom and Barbara Trimnell on their 68th wedding anniversary.
The happy couple were married on March 6, 1957 at the Methodist...
A machinery extravaganza
Hotspur is set to transport visitors back in time next month with its third annual Hotspur Vintage Rally to be held on April 5-6....
No impact on smelter jobs
PORTLAND Aluminum operators, Alcoa Australia, have affirmed their stance that the United States’ newly imposed tariffs on aluminium imports will have no impact on...
Hamilton campaign launch for Dyson
ALEX Dyson, Independent candidate for Wannon joined local volunteers at
the Hamilton Golf Club recently for one of many local campaign launches across the Wannon...
Truck catches fire on Henty Highway
A truck driver is lucky to be alive after his rear semi-trailer caught alight on the Henty Highway just before the Grange Burn bridge,...
Celtic Craic at HPAC
The Hamilton Performing Arts Centre will turn green on Wednesday, March 26 when the Melbourne Celtic Festival comes to town.
The production features the best...
Demolition job from Minders
There were some interesting results as the Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) winter season nears the halfway mark.
Minders White had a dominant win in Round...
