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Council to Take Regional issues to State Government

Published on 13 August 2026

Southern Grampians Shire Council is calling for greater flexibility and investment from the Victorian Government on issues affecting regional communities.

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Avian Influenza Detected in Hamilton

Published on 13 August 2026

Southern Grampians Shire Council is urging residents and visitors to remain vigilant and avoid contact with sick or dead birds and wildlife following confirmation that the avian influenza strain H5N1 has been detected in the Southern Grampians.

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Lonsdale Street Contract Variation Approved

Published on 12 August 2026

Southern Grampians Shire Council has approved a contract variation to enable demolition works at 90–92 Lonsdale Street to be safely completed. The budget needed to be altered when previously undetected asbestos contamination and underground structures were uncovered during the demolition phase of the project.

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Hamilton Gallery Closed

Published on 07 August 2026

Recent air quality testing at the Hamilton Gallery has identified elevated levels of fungal spores within parts of the building.
On the advice of specialist contractors, and out of an abundance of caution, Council has made the difficult decision to temporarily close the Gallery until further notice while further investigations and remediation works are undertaken.

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Can You Eat It or Grow It? FOGO It.

Published on 04 August 2026

Every banana peel, lawn clipping and leftover salad can have a second life through Council's Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) kerbside collection service.

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Michael Robotham Comes to Hamilton PAC

Published on 03 August 2026

Readers across the Southern Grampians will have the chance to hear from one of Australia's most celebrated authors on 30 September 2026, when internationally bestselling crime writer Michael Robotham visits Hamilton as part of his national book tour.

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Smoke and Soul

Published on 24 July 2026

At 6 o clock on a freezing Hamilton morning, the caravan park is still asleep as Dave Meadows starts lighting the charcoal. Soon, he rouses his wife Cara and daughters Charlotte and Sofia to start food prep. In just a few hours, this family will feed more than a hundred strangers in Hamilton

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Boomerangs Return

Published on 24 July 2026

Small towns are built on stories. Some come down word of mouth; some are left half remembered or chewed up by time until someone is stubborn enough to pull them back into the light.
Out at Wannon Reserve, it started with a paint job. A bad one.

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Council to Trial Earlier Start Time for Meetings

Published on 23 July 2026

Southern Grampians Shire Council will trial an earlier start time for its next four Council meetings following a decision at Tuesday night’s Council Meeting.

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Updated Governance Rules Strengthen Transparency and Community Partici

Published on 20 July 2026

Southern Grampians Shire Council has adopted updated Governance Rules to make Council meetings more transparent and accessible to the community.

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Media Releases

Council to Take Regional issues to State Government

Avian Influenza Detected in Hamilton

Lonsdale Street Contract Variation Approved

Hamilton Gallery Closed

Can You Eat It or Grow It? FOGO It.

Michael Robotham Comes to Hamilton PAC

Smoke and Soul

Boomerangs Return

Council to Trial Earlier Start Time for Meetings

Updated Governance Rules Strengthen Transparency and Community Partici

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