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THE Hamilton Fun Run and Ride has gone online, with participants in the event able to run, walk or ride, with all funds donated to the Hamilton Base Hospital’s MRI for U and I Appeal

A HAMILTON man who was alleged to have digitally raped a woman after consuming 12-15 beers following a college party in October 2018 has pleaded not guilty.

MORE trucks could be rumbling down the Henty Highway from Horsham through Cavendish and Hamilton to Portland, as it was recently revealed the Maroona-Portland rail line has had its speed limit downgraded from 80 kilometres an hour to just 40km/h.

WITH necessary medical specialists and treatments regularly hours away, Max Beaton and his family shared a special celebration with a stranger on October 17, marking the seven-year-old’s 40th trip with volunteer service, Angel Flight Australia.

HAMILTON’S 315 Army Cadet Unit (ACU) has faced plenty of challenges in its inaugural year, but recruits and cadets showed remarkable “resilience and enthusiasm”.

RESIDENTS about eight kilometres north of Glenthompson are concerned about the application for a mining exploration licence for the impact it may have on flocking brolgas which often use the area for feeding and breeding.

WITH Melburnians allowed to travel to the regions as of 6pm yesterday, the Southern Grampians is set for a much-needed influx of visitors after months in lockdown.

THE Anzac battle is well-known as legendary to Australians but it may serve as a commentary on our national psyche that the loss at Gallipoli eclipses another key World War One battle 21 months later – successful - which could legitimately be considered pivotal in shaping the political world stage since.

FOR the second year in a row the annual Milltown Old Time Wood Days has been called off, with COVID-19 restrictions still hampering events state-wide.

A 26-year-old man was arrested by Hamilton Police on Wednesday and charged with criminal damage and attempted burglary after attempting to break into St Mary’s Primary School on Tuesday night.

THE south-west was battered by a fierce storm on Thursday night, with damaging winds and even hail causing damage to trees and property.

ICE is now the most consumed illicit drug in Regional Victoria, with a 30 per cent jump in usage recorded between December 2020 and April this year.