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SOUTH West Coast MP, Roma Britnell believes the State Government’s announcement it would help fund eight social housing projects in the south-west doesn’t go far enough.

THE Evergreens Traditional Jazz Band put a smile on the face of many locals on Saturday morning when it set up on the balcony of the Hub and played some well-known songs to raise money for Western District Health Service’s (WDHS) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine appeal.

FAMILIES will have to find a new way to celebrate New Year’s Eve this year as the Hamilton Rotary Club has made the early decision to cancel its annual Melville Oval festival.

THE eastern barred bandicoot has been a part of an Australian first as it has been its species was reclassified from extinct in the wild through a successful re-introduction program.

DUNKELD’S 3 Peaks Festival committee has made the call to cancel its annual event for the second consecutive year, due to the current COVID-19 restrictions.

OLLIE Anson, the young Hamilton boy who fell from an embankment at Nigretta Falls in June and suffered serious injuries to his brain, jaw, and eye socket, is making a successful recovery.

OVID-19 lockdowns and upgrade works have meant the doors of the Hamilton Gallery have been closed for since February, but as of yesterday it reopened to the public and presented an exhibition of works put together by some of Australia’s best artistic minds.

AS the pandemic stretches on, the impact on mental health has come into clearer focus, leading the State Government to this week announce funding to improve mental health support services.

TWENTY-SEVEN community projects have been awarded grants totaling over $95,000 through the Southern Grampians Shire’s Greater Grants program.

HAMILTON woman, Katy McMahon is hoping to raise some much-needed funds to provide clean water for people in developing countries, through her passion for baking.

VACCINATION rates across the state have continued to rise, and Southern Grampians Shire was amongst the top 10 local government areas.

THE recent announcement by the State Government that it would be mandatory for truck drivers returning to Victoria from New South Wales to have their first vaccine by next week has drawn a sharp response from the Livestock and Rural Transporters Association of Victoria (LRTAV).