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HOUSING stress has been identified as a major concern by the Salvation Army after a national survey of its clients as part of the annual Red Shield Appeal.

CASTERTON’S iconic Kelpie Festival is the latest victim of Victoria’s COVID-19 outbreak, cancelled as the town prepares to celebrate the event’s 25th anniversary – but all is not lost.

THE Hamilton and Alexandra College has received a significant honour having been nominated in the Australian Education Awards recently, which covers both government and non-government schools throughout the nation.

THROUGH a new campaign launched by Brophy Family and Youth Services, young people are being provided greater opportunity and assistance to get a start in the rental market.

WITH COVID-19 lockdowns again shutting down Victoria, Hamilton small business owners have been affected in various ways, with some still able to open in limited ways while others have shut their doors completely.

THE 2021 Greater Hamilton Digital Innovation and Smart Agriculture (DISA) Festival started with a bang on Tuesday, bringing huge numbers of people to the Hamilton Exhibition and Conference Centre to view a range of workshops presented by locals and professionals from afar.

CALLS for the Victorian border crossing system to be changed were growing louder as communities struggled to understand the wide disparity between permits with South Australia.

THE Andrews Labor Government is continuing to provide mental health support to workers and strengthen their rights within the workplace through a number of new regulations.

LAKE Hamilton facilities upgrades continue, with the toilet block and Brumley Park playground’s $146,721 projects underway.

RESEARCH performed by the RACV showed that in the past one year up until April 1st, 2021, the cheapest place to fill-up in the entire state on average, was right here in Hamilton.

WESTERN District Health Service (WDHS) is urging the public to book in and get vaccinated now, on the back of low vaccination numbers in past weeks and says an outbreak within the local community could lead to devastating impacts, and unfortunately for some people it would be “too late.”

DISAPPOINTMENT appeared to be the prevailing local response to the State Government’s 2021-22 budget handed down on Thursday, with relatively meager allocations of funding for transport, medical services and education in the Greater Hamilton region.