Hurricanes return from Colac empty-handed
THE Hamilton Hurricanes ended 2023 with a road trip to Colac to take on the Kookas in Country Basketball League (CBL) action on Sunday, going down by 21 points at the Bluewater Leisure Centre.
Jess chases AFLW dream
PENSHURST export, Jess Rentsch, has long been waiting for the coming Monday in the hope that it could be one of the best days of her life and she could hear her name read out at the AFLW National Draft.
Party time at Hamilton
THE Hamilton Racing Club held another successful Party With The Ponies meeting on Tuesday, including plenty of off-field activities to help recognize International Day of People with Disability, which complimented some fantastic racing on the track.
Last midweek round before Christmas
WHAT a way to finish the pre-Christmas break division one pennant rounds.
Japanese karate trip a memorable experience
FOUR representatives from Hamilton Karate WSKF (World Shotokan Karate-do Federation) had the experience of a lifetime when they travelled to Tokyo last month for a week of focussed training under world-renowned senseis.
Local trio selected for netball academy
SOUTH West netball trio, Saskia Gould (Hamilton Kangaroos Imogen Thomas (Cavendish) and Misha Wear (Penshurst) were recently rewarded with selection into the 2024 Netball Victoria Talent Academy for the Western Region.
Bunker shots
SATURDAY was the final for the Monthly Medal winners, playing off in a stroke event for the medal of medallists at Hamilton Golf Club.
DEE-STROYED
MACARTHUR continued its stunning short-format form, defeating Casterton District in the Hamilton and District Cricket Association T20 final at Kennedy Oval on Thursday.
Local rowing success at home regatta
WITH cricket and speedway abandoned due to the rain, rowers took to Lake Hamilton for the Hamilton/Nestles Rowing Regatta on Saturday.
Hintum hops into Roos role
THE Hamilton Kangaroos are in the midst of a period of transition, with the club’s home at Melville Oval undergoing a redevelopment, a new senior football coach for 2024 and now a new president, with David Hintum taking the reins from Lachy Patterson.
Hurricanes fall short of crafty Seahawks
THE Hamilton Hurricanes took a big step forward, putting up three competitive quarters against Warrnambool in their Country Basketball League (CBL) round 10 clash on Saturday night.
Pro Debut
HAMILTON’S Katie Riddle will step in the ring as a professional boxer for the first time on Saturday night when she takes on current Australian champion, Jemma Peart, on the Gold Coast.
From my desk – with Federal MP Dan Tehan
The recent Australia Day event in our magnificent Botanical Gardens was a proud celebration of what makes the Southern Grampians such a special place...
