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If it’s important to you, it’s important to us! The Hamilton Spectator is in its 160th year of publication, still going as strong as ever. We are a tri-weekly newspaper, with editions on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, covering news in Hamilton and the surrounding districts. FB friends, PLEASE NOTE PAGE RULES:

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The group will focus on the health of the river. Link to the full story in the comments or go to hamiltonspectator.com.a...
31/07/2026

The group will focus on the health of the river.
Link to the full story in the comments or go to hamiltonspectator.com.au to read anytime

Get your copy of tomorrow's Hamilton Spectator, with 64 pages full of local news, sport and community events* Hamilton g...
30/07/2026

Get your copy of tomorrow's Hamilton Spectator, with 64 pages full of local news, sport and community events
* Hamilton gears up for Sheepvention 2026
* Have a cuppa with a cop soon at Coffee Treat
* Battle awaits for stairclimbers
* Country music mania at the Hamilton Golf Club
* Hamilton Kangaroos girls under 15s are premiers
If you have a tip-off for us, get in contact via email at [email protected] or give us a call on 5572 1011.
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Warrnambool's WMI Feeders will auction off its 1000th elite bale feeder at Sheepvention, all in the name of local charit...
30/07/2026

Warrnambool's WMI Feeders will auction off its 1000th elite bale feeder at Sheepvention, all in the name of local charity Let's Talk.
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30/07/2026

Glenelg Shire Council is urging residents and visitors to remain vigilant and avoid contact with sick or dead birds and wildlife following the detection of H5N1 avian influenza in a greater crested tern found in Portland.

The Victorian Government has been preparing for a potential detection, with response arrangements now in place. Teams from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) are conducting surveillance and monitoring, investigating reports, and working with wildlife experts, industry, the Australian Government and other states.

Read the full Council update:
https://www.glenelg.vic.gov.au/News-and-Media-Releases/Detection-of-H5N1-avian-influenza-in-Portland

What to do if you see sick or dead wildlife

🔸AVOID
Contact with sick or dead birds, wildlife or their environment.

📷📍RECORD
What you see.
The location.
Photos or videos if it is safe to do so.

☎️💻 REPORT
Clusters of five or more sick or dead wild birds of any species.
A single sick or dead seabird, waterbird, shorebird, bird of prey or marine mammal such as a seal, sea lion or dolphin.

Reports can be made through the Agriculture Victoria https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/biosecurity/animal-diseases/poultry-diseases/H5N1-avian-influenza-H5-bird-flu

or by calling the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888

Early reporting helps authorities monitor the disease and minimise impacts on wildlife, agriculture and the environment.

Here is the trade map for Sheepvention Rural Expo 2026!
30/07/2026

Here is the trade map for Sheepvention Rural Expo 2026!

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30/07/2026

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