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TOMORROW Sean Young will celebrate his first Father’s Day with his nine-month-old son, Hudson, who has been a shining light during tough times throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

WESTERN District Health Service has welcomed a State Government commitment to support those living with life-limiting illness and those who support them by funding Victoria’s first specialist palliative and end of life care phone service.

THE current lockdown conditions are creating a critical situation for many tourism operators in Victoria, industry organisations claim.

SCHOOLS have again been remote learning for almost two weeks, but teachers, students and their families are more than prepared, having had plenty of practice over the past year.

A FORMER Hamilton resident is about to release a beautifully illustrated children’s book on one of Australia’s most unique historical characters – Edna Jessop.

LOCALS had been asking for it and now a tattoo studio has finally emerged in Penshurst.

VICTORIA’S will remain in lockdown beyond Thursday with premier, Daniel Andrews stating on Sunday there were too many cases to consider lifting the lockdown.

A SCHOOL of just eight students enjoyed a trip which had to be timed perfectly, when the Merino Consolidated School visited the snow slopes at Mount Buller.

THERE won’t be a Rotary Art Show for the second straight year, with organisers this week making the decision to cancel the event due to uncertainties posed by the current COVID-19 situation.

JOINING the vaccine queue at Western District Health Service (WDHS) on Thursday were a number of teenage Greater Hamilton residents, who were finally able to receive Pfizer doses following the decision to lower the age of availability to those aged 16 years and older.

TWO men have been taken to hospital with non-serious injuries after rolling their truck near Macarthur on Tuesday morning.

WESTERN Victoria MP, Bev McArthur believes the State Government needs to have a better look at where it has dedicated its road safety funding.