Roll up your sleeve and get the jab now
WESTERN District Health Service (WDHS) is urging the public to book in and get vaccinated now, on the back of low vaccination numbers in past weeks and says an outbreak within the local community could lead to devastating impacts, and unfortunately for some people it would be “too late.”
Where’s the money?
DISAPPOINTMENT appeared to be the prevailing local response to the State Government’s 2021-22 budget handed down on Thursday, with relatively meager allocations of funding for transport, medical services and education in the Greater Hamilton region.
Movie matinees
HAMILTON’S No-Cost Café will bring a bit of fun to Fridays, with monthly movie matinees set to start this week.
Shitbox Rally to roar out of town
HAMILTON’S Paul Lewis will team up with Trafalgar mate, Anthony Moscato, to compete in the 2021 Shitbox Rally to help raise funds for Cancer Council Australia.
Lets Talk Foundation receives $300,000 for Hamilton hub
WARRNAMBOOL’S Lets Talk Foundation will expand to include hubs in Hamilton and Colac in an effort to help expand mental health support in the greater south-west, thanks to a $300,000 grant from the Freemasons Foundation Victoria.
Standing Tall expansion
GROWING up is part of life, but for some children the experience fails to reach its potential in many ways.
Serving up a century
THEY have seen some of the most horrific disasters in our district’s history, risked their lives on many occasions and between them, given more...
HRBA’s request hit on head by council
SOUTHERN Grampians Shire councillors have knocked back a request from the Hamilton Regional Business Association (HRBA) to remove the fee for dropping off recycling at transfer stations, instead committing to investigate other ways to reduce the cost of recycling.
A close look at our FOGO
THE Southern Grampians Shire is committed to reducing the amount of waste going to landfill, and it is crucial for residents to dispose of items in the correct kerbside bins.
Supporting rural communities to get the jab
NURSE immunisers from Western District Health Service (WDHS) travelled to Coleraine this week as part of a program to increase accessibility to the COVID-19 vaccinations.
It is never too late to learn new tricks
HAMILTON’S University of the Third Age (U3A) members, Chris Simpson and Alex Pederick, were forced to make the change to the new concept of virtual lessons and Zoom meetings during the pandemic.
Impacts expected for Telstra users
TELSTRA has warned users its network around Hamilton would be impacted over the next six days as planned upgrades took place.
Success for Hamilton table tennis representatives
On the Sunday, May 25, players from Hamilton, Horsham and Warrnambool trekked to Mount Gambier to compete in the Annual Junior Veterans Table Tennis...
