No time wasted with Baimbridge upgrades
BAIMBRIDGE College has moved quickly to start planning for its upcoming $8.3 million upgrade, with school staff and students meeting with architects to discuss designs this week.
Newfound passion the perfect outlet
IN just nine months, 25-year-old Hamilton man, Jack Claridge has experienced more in life than most people, but as opportunities arose, he grabbed them with both hands and marched on.
Community mind to head Coleraine police
BUILDING a strong connection with the local community will be the first priority for Coleraine’s newest police officer, Shaun McCulloch.
CONNECTING COMMUNITY
WITH a generous donation from an anonymous local business owner, a group of local figures have united to create the Greater Hamilton, Food Store.
PROVIDING OPTIMISM
BUSINESSES won’t start receiving JobKeeper payments for another couple of weeks, but the promise of Federal Government relief has allowed a Hamilton café to retain more than half its staff during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Keeping mentally healthy during times of uncertainty
BEFORE the pandemic, one in five Australians experienced mental illness, but due to the uncertainty and instability around coronavirus (COVID-19), there is a potential for the number of people seeking support to rise.
Shooting concerns addressed at Dunkeld meeting
DISTRESSED Dunkeld residents gathered at a meeting on Thursday after dozens of kangaroos were found around town, killed and disembowelled.
A unique 50-year reunion
AFTER selling his first car, a green Ford Zephyr Mark II, more than 50 years ago, Hamilton’s Doug Ezard thought he would never see...
Thomson Fountain works underway
WORKS to restore one of the Hamilton Botanic Gardens’ most significant features to its former glory are underway this week.
“JUST A CRISIS”
“THE most horrific act of animal cruelty this area has seen in a long time.”
THE DUST SETTLES
AS of Monday morning, the Budj Bim National Park fire was in the process of being contained after residents in Bessiebelle and surrounds were ordered to evacuate on Friday.
Witnesses sought for suspicious fire
THE old Wannon Fuel service station in Hamilton’s CBD will likely have to be demolished, after it was destroyed in a suspicious fire on Saturday afternoon.
Tehan bucks national trend to take back Wannon
Bucking the national trend, Liberal incumbent Dan Tehan has romped back into the seat of Wannon with a convincing 53.9 per cent in the...
