| Today | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
 Chance of Rain 12°C/5°C |  Scattered Clouds 14°C/3°C |  Partly Cloudy 16°C/10°C | Partly Cloudy 18°C/8°C |
| Today | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
Chance of Rain 13°C/9°C |  Clear 15°C/12°C | Chance of Rain 15°C/12°C | Scattered Clouds 16°C/11°C |
| Today | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
Chance of Rain 13°C/6°C | Clear 15°C/5°C | Partly Cloudy 15°C/11°C | Scattered Clouds 16°C/10°C |
Emma-Jayne Schenk | THE south-west was hit with its highest August rainfall in eight years on Friday, with widespread flash flooding creating havoc across the region. With 26 millimetres of rain drenching Hamilton on Friday and more than 13 millimetres on Thursday, local police, SES workers and shire officers were kept busy with a stream of calls being made regarding the chaos. Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster, Dean Stewart said the 24-hour dumping equated to more than half of August’s rainfall for this … Continue reading 0 Comments
Mark Robinson | PRESTIGE and honour are two words associated with the Hamilton and District Cricket Association’s premier award but for the 2011-12 PF Christie winner, Toby Knight, it means more than that. The man behind the award, Peter Christie, and his legacy … Continue reading 0 Comments
Lloyd Ilett | DAVID (Byaduk CC) and Goliath (Coleraine CC) will meet in the Hamilton and District Cricket Association’s C grade one-day grand final today in what many are calling a one-sided affair. If you remember back to your bible studies it was … Continue reading 0 Comments
Lisa Cameron | GUNS appear to be abundant in the south-west, with a firearm/people ratio survey showing one little local town ranks the third highest in the state. In data supplied by Victoria Police and the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Census, 24 … Continue reading 0 Comments
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by DREW JOHNSON BYADUK residents are upset about the pending removal of the village’s only payphone. Three payphones in Hamilton, one in Coleraine, and the only payphone available in Byaduk are on Telstra’s list for payphones to be … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by WAL SMITH LOCAL cyclist Garry Polack did himself, his club and Hamilton proud with a great win in Saturday’s 60th anniversary running of the 120-kilometre ‘Cecil Shore Memorial’ open road race. He was one of the strongest … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by KAREN SWEENEY A HAMILTON teenager has been flown to Melbourne with serious head injuries after an accident involving a school bus on Thursday. David Spring, 19, is in a serious condition in the Intensive Care Unit of … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by CATHY HARBISON A SECOND petition containing 8959 signatures to Parliament requesting an emergency rescue helicopter in western Victoria has been presented to parliament. The majority of signatures (7162) were collected by Hamilton’s Geoff Downes who circulated the … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by CODY WINNELL HAMILTON’S premier road cycling event, the Cecil Shore Memorial open handicap road race, will be held this weekend. Hamilton Cycling Club has received 104 entries for the big race, including 19 scratch riders who will … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by BRIAN O’BRIEN HEYWOOD has greatly improved its prospects of getting natural gas with the release of plans to join the SEA Gas pipeline to the Heywood Pulp Mill. The proposed pipeline will go from a junction on … Continue reading
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