Movie matinees
HAMILTON’S No-Cost Café will bring a bit of fun to Fridays, with monthly movie matinees set to start this week.
Shitbox Rally to roar out of town
HAMILTON’S Paul Lewis will team up with Trafalgar mate, Anthony Moscato, to compete in the 2021 Shitbox Rally to help raise funds for Cancer Council Australia.
Lets Talk Foundation receives $300,000 for Hamilton hub
WARRNAMBOOL’S Lets Talk Foundation will expand to include hubs in Hamilton and Colac in an effort to help expand mental health support in the greater south-west, thanks to a $300,000 grant from the Freemasons Foundation Victoria.
Standing Tall expansion
GROWING up is part of life, but for some children the experience fails to reach its potential in many ways.
Serving up a century
THEY have seen some of the most horrific disasters in our district’s history, risked their lives on many occasions and between them, given more...
HRBA’s request hit on head by council
SOUTHERN Grampians Shire councillors have knocked back a request from the Hamilton Regional Business Association (HRBA) to remove the fee for dropping off recycling at transfer stations, instead committing to investigate other ways to reduce the cost of recycling.
A close look at our FOGO
THE Southern Grampians Shire is committed to reducing the amount of waste going to landfill, and it is crucial for residents to dispose of items in the correct kerbside bins.
Supporting rural communities to get the jab
NURSE immunisers from Western District Health Service (WDHS) travelled to Coleraine this week as part of a program to increase accessibility to the COVID-19 vaccinations.
It is never too late to learn new tricks
HAMILTON’S University of the Third Age (U3A) members, Chris Simpson and Alex Pederick, were forced to make the change to the new concept of virtual lessons and Zoom meetings during the pandemic.
Impacts expected for Telstra users
TELSTRA has warned users its network around Hamilton would be impacted over the next six days as planned upgrades took place.
Don’t lower speed limits, fix roads
BACKLASH around the proposal of lowering speed limits on regional roads has been met with support by Lowan MP, Emma Kealy.
Density limits to drop for small-to-medium sized venues
CAFÉS, restaurants and pubs will no longer have to follow density requirements from the end of the month, with the one person per square metre rules set to be lifted in the coming weeks.
Careers expo for south west students
SECONDARY school students from across Hamilton, Portland, Heywood and Casterton are expected to converge on Warrnambool for a huge careers expo.
Up to 1200 students...
