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A SOUTH-WEST Victorian angler has reeled in the catch of a lifetime, winning the Victorian Fisheries Authority’s Rocklands Metery competition and a $1000 tackle voucher.

A FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Balmoral boy doing work experience at a Hamilton business has suffered severe burns to his face, hands and torso when removing a radiator hose from a car last week.

REHEARSALS are well underway for the annual Christmas Carols by Candlelight to be held in the Hamilton Botanic Gardens on December 13.

WESTERN Victoria MP, Bev McArthur recently sensationally used a speech to the Victorian Parliament to invite US President-elect, Donald Trump, to Western Victoria.

ON Thursday, the Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) invited members of the community to gather together for the official unveiling of Hamilton’s latest mural marking International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) – celebrated worldwide on Tuesday, December 3.

SOUTHERN Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) have invited residents to contribute to the 2025/26 Council Budget and have put out the call for community budget submissions.

WESTERN District Health Service (WDHS) was excited to recently announce the arrival of a new i-STAT PT/INR machine for its District Nursing service, made possible thanks to a generous $8000 donation from the Hamilton Base Hospital Auxiliary.

STUDENTS from Good Shepherd College performed well at the Peter Doherty Science Awards in Ballarat recently, with one team taking out the top spot out of 30 entries.

DEVON PARK Homestead is set to be the scene of Dunkeld Museum’s very own antiques roadshow this weekend, a fundraising event called the Antiques Muster where people can bring their antiques to be valued by licensed antique valuers.

IN keeping with the spirit of Christmas, St Mary MacKillop Parish is providing a free lunch on Christmas Day.

HAMILTON’S renowned centenarian, George Habel OAM passed away last week on Friday, November 29.

EACH hay season several haystacks spontaneously combust across Victoria, in single moist bales or in a stack of any size.