Monivae greatest shave a great success
STAFF and students from Monivae College have raised $8804.26 for the Leukaemia Foundation through the World’s Greatest Shave.
Community digs deep
THE small, quiet town of Macarthur stood united on Friday, raising an incredible $30,103.69 for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal (GFA).
Talisker Homestead
WHEN Caroline McLeod (Henty) first walked over the threshold of her newly-built home, she could never have envisaged that more than a century later, another young woman would be taking those same steps, with a grand vision for her beloved Talisker.
Fire danger period to end on Tuesday
SOUTHERN Grampians and Moyne Shire residents will be able to light fires and burn off again from next week, with the fire danger period set to end.
Brown spared jail for ram raid
A HAMILTON man who was high on methamphetamine and GHB when he deliberately crashed through a Warrnambool shopping centre has been spared a jail sentence in the County Court this week.
After-school care returns to Hamilton
HAMILTON will soon have its after-school care program back, with a new provider set to take over from the start of term two.
The Obsidian Room gets behind the GFA
THE Obsidian Room will host a fundraising event tomorrow for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal (GFA).
USG Boral site to close
AFTER 22 years, November will mark the end for USG Boral’s Hamilton Cornice manufacturing facility with eight jobs to be lost.
Calvanos share “the importance of giving”
IN the lead up to Good Friday, many families give to the Good Friday Appeal and reflect on the outstanding service the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) provides – this is a special and emotional time for families who have spent time there.
GP vaccinations begin
COVID-19 vaccinations are now available at the Hamilton Medical Group for people in Phase 1B of the Australian Government’s coronavirus vaccination program.
New electorate boundaries proposed
THE Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is calling on the community to share its feedback on the proposed new boundaries for the state’s federal electorates.
Doing it for the kids
THE 90th anniversary of the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal (GFA) will look different this year for local branches which have been forced to come up with creative ways to help raise money.
Driving change
LOCAL second-year automotive apprentice Mel Gardiner once believed her future lay in wearing a police uniform. Today, she is making waves in overalls and...
