Major appointment for Byrne
HAMILTON’S Baxter Byrne of the Australian Army Cadets (AAC) has been newly appointed as Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) for 32 Battalion, just before the...
Duck hunting debate continues
PRESSURE is mounting on the State Government to halt this year’s duck hunting season after a survey found just one in every five shooters...
Salt Creek scholarship for Angus
TARRINGTON’S Angus Campbell is the first student from a Hamilton school to be awarded the $30,000 Salt Creek scholarship.
Now in its third year, the...
Wraith joins honours list
DUNKELD’S Leighton Wraith has received an Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) for his 40 years of service as a member of the CFA.
Mr Wraith...
Community safety grants open
COMMUNITY groups and councils across Lowan are being encouraged to apply for grants of up to $300,000 for local community crime prevention projects.
Lowan MP,...
Trespass penalty must be priority
LOWAN MP, Emma Kealy has called on the new Agriculture Minister, Mary-Anne Thomas, to make the introduction of on-the-spot fines for farm trespassers a priority.
Old churches ‘altar-ed’ to real estate escapes
THE recent market listing of the Macarthur Catholic church will put it on a growing list of small-town churches that have gone under the hammer.
Summer series success for facilities
THE inaugural Western Summer Series is in the books and both Cricket Victoria and South Australian Cricket Association has heaped praise on the region following the four-day carnival.
Stay safe around water
VICTORIANS are being reminded of the importance of water safety this weekend as the state heads into more hot weather, following a terrible spate of drownings recently.
Coleraine rural supplies store targeted again
POLICE are calling for information over a burglary at the weekend that saw around $15,000 worth of power tools stolen from a Coleraine business.
Hamilton’s 5G providing improved experience
IT has now been seven months since Hamilton became one of the first towns in Victoria to be switched on to the Telstra 5G network.
Passing on the pages
NEW hands have taken over Bellcourt Books as long-term owners, Guy and Sue Stephens, sold the store in anticipation of their retirement.
Crowd gathers at cenotaph
Hamilton Anzac Day Commemorations began at dawn with a solemn service at Melville Oval, followed by the Anzac Day march, which stepped off at...
