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GLENTHOMPSON will host the inaugural 2021 Glenthompson Art Show across the Melbourne Cup long weekend, providing more avenues for south-west artists to showcase their work.

LATE last week, the Victorian Supreme Court handed down a blow to Hawkesdale residents group opposing a wind farm development just outside the town.

HAMILTON’S Larry Walker might have an official qualification in analytical chemistry but through a series of career events he has ended up working out of a lab on Port Fairy Road as the south-west region’s unofficial go-to expert for assessing private-property water quality.

HAMILTON recognised its servicemen and women who served in the Vietnam War on Wednesday morning at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial for Vietnam Veterans Day.

A LETTER signed by multiple cross-border MPs has been sent to senior figures in both the Victorian and South Australian governments calling for COVID-19 test results to be recognised in both states, allowing for easier movement across borders.

WORK has begun on Hamilton’s OTR service station with the development expected to be complete by the end of the year. Photo: TASH FRANKO.

HAMILTON residents may notice a cleaner Lake Hamilton and the parklands surrounding it this weekend after Year 9 students from Baimbridge College gave their time to pick up rubbish and other unwanted items on Tuesday morning.

KIDS will return to the streets this year to sell Legacy badges and items as Hamilton and District Legacy prepares for its biggest fundraiser of the year.

THE effects of repeated lockdowns on the community continues to be a growing concern as mental health data gathers that young people especially are struggling.

THE Hamilton Regional Business Association (HRBA) hosted its annual general meeting on last Tuesday, re-electing its president, welcoming some new members to its committee and setting out a new strategic plan.

A HAMILTON student midwife has helped deliver her former clinical teacher’s baby at Western District Health Service (WDHS).

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire will have a fresh face in its top job for the next three months, with Tony Doyle stepping in as the interim chief executive after the departure of Michael Tudball last week.