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AMSTERDAM: A postcard-worthy destination of picturesque canals, cafes and innovative galleries.

Win a $27,000 cruise for two

Joanne Crawford

AWARENESS RAISING: Jo-Anne Bates, Janine Harfield, Geoff Miller and Kristy Martin want to foster a culture of eqaulity and respect through Horsham's Walk Against Violence on Friday. Picture: ELIZA BERLAGE

Residents to walk against violence

Eliza Berlage

CHARITY LOST: The Aussie Farms website, which shows the addresses of farms across the country.

Aussie Farms loses charity status, VFF welcomes move

Marian Macdonald

Outgoing president Robert Irvine welcomes incoming president Garry Hutton. Picture: PETER PICKERING.

Celebrating Ararat Legacy's decades of support

JessieAnne Gartlan

BRAVE: Country Fire Authority volunteers from districts 15, 16 and 17.

Our amazing volunteers join NSW fire fighting effort | Photos

Jade Bate
JessieAnne Gartlan

Bus and operators were checked at the races.

Buses ordered off the road after Dunkeld Cup crackdown

Andrew Thomson

Lake Lonsdale. Picture: PETER PICKERING.

How full is your local lake right now?

JessieAnne Gartlan

AMSTERDAM: A postcard-worthy destination of picturesque canals, cafes and innovative galleries.

Win a $27,000 cruise for two

Joanne Crawford

AWARENESS RAISING: Jo-Anne Bates, Janine Harfield, Geoff Miller and Kristy Martin want to foster a culture of eqaulity and respect through Horsham's Walk Against Violence on Friday. Picture: ELIZA BERLAGE

Residents to walk against violence

Eliza Berlage

Photo: Dean Sewell, SMH

REAL AUSTRALIAWe borrow the earth from our children

Eric Brereton is welcomed to Nhill by new assistant coach and former North Adelaide teammate Frazer Driscoll. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Nhill turns to youth for new season

Matt Currill

Bus and operators were checked at the races.

Buses ordered off the road after Dunkeld Cup crackdown

Andrew Thomson

Want to share sport results, draws or teams?

Want to share sport results, draws or teams?

Eric Brereton is welcomed to Nhill by new assistant coach and former North Adelaide teammate Frazer Driscoll. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Nhill turns to youth for new season

Cricket clubs withdraw teams for season

Cricket clubs withdraw teams for season

Cassandra Langley

Stawell Warriors' Sam Chatfield tries to tackle Nhill's Drew Schneider. Both were invited to the Rebels testing day. Picture: PETER PICKERING

Talented juniors tested with Greater Western Victoria Rebels

Richard Crabtree

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Joel Havea. Photo: CONTRIBUTED.

Joel Havea at Ararat Live

HIGH ENERGY: The circus squad will perform acrobatics, aerial stunts, slapstick comedy and a whole lot of power posing. Picture: SUPPLIED

Super stunts from Cryle's circus squad at Ararat Town Hall | What's On

GENEROUS: Debbie Warrior helps organise the Ararat Market, which gives back to the community. Picture: JESSIEANNE GARTLAN.

Twilight market gives back to Ararat

JessieAnne Gartlan

From left to right, Josephina McDonald from Halls Gap Lakeside Tourist Park, David Hosking from Grampians Insurance Brokers and Rohan McDonald from Halls Gap Lakeside Tourist Park.

Insurance coverage without the catches

Vanessa Hayden, Advertiser content

HAND UP: Collaborative AI, in which people and AI team up, will change the way we work.

Collaborate: AI can be your friend

Ben Jackson

DISCOVERY: Encouraging curiosity and creativity instils confidence and interest in learning.

Intervene early for a life of learning

Jen Walker

From left to right, Josephina McDonald from Halls Gap Lakeside Tourist Park, David Hosking from Grampians Insurance Brokers and Rohan McDonald from Halls Gap Lakeside Tourist Park.

Insurance coverage without the catches

One of the greatest benefits of the digital health industry will be unprecedented equity in the services and level of patient care available.

Closing the gap

Lyndell Whyte

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

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All the best of two grand design homes on a seven acre allotment

All the best of two grand design homes on a seven acre allotment

Dawn Rasmussen

Warracknabeal is one of several Wimmera towns where homes are spending less time on the market due to low supply.

Low supply, more competition sees Wimmera homes spend fewer days on market

Alexander Darling

The iconic wrap around verandah is a shady retreat from the heat

The iconic wrap around verandah is a shady retreat from the heat

Dawn Rasmussen

AWARENESS RAISING: Jo-Anne Bates, Janine Harfield, Geoff Miller and Kristy Martin want to foster a culture of eqaulity and respect through Horsham's Walk Against Violence on Friday. Picture: ELIZA BERLAGE

Residents to walk against violence

Eliza Berlage

Noelene Gration with nurses Crystal Wemyss and Vicki Ottrey Picture: PETER PICKERING

Taking stock of your health with new risk prevention program

Cassandra Langley

SUPPORTIVE: Ben Plunkett and Matt De Gruchy value being open with each other about their feelings. Picture: ELIZA BERLAGE

Start a conversation about men's health | Video

Eliza Berlage

AWARENESS RAISING: Jo-Anne Bates, Janine Harfield, Geoff Miller and Kristy Martin want to foster a culture of eqaulity and respect through Horsham's Walk Against Violence on Friday. Picture: ELIZA BERLAGE

Residents to walk against violence

Information session on water quality and supply in Moyston

Information session on water quality and supply in Moyston

Cassandra Langley

HELPING HANDS: Stawell Lions Club member Peter Martin and president Marie Hosking volunteered their time on Melbourne Cup Day to raise funds. Picture: CASSANDRA LANGLEY

Stawell Lions Melbourne Cup Day tin rattle well supported

Cassandra Langley

BRAVE: Country Fire Authority volunteers from districts 15, 16 and 17.

Our amazing volunteers join NSW fire fighting effort | Photos

The sorting machine in action.

Australia's only Nespresso pod recycling centre

How cartoonist Pat Campbell saw the "now is not the right time to discuss climate change" message

REAL AUSTRALIAFire burn and cauldron bubble

Photo: Dean Sewell, SMH

REAL AUSTRALIAWe borrow the earth from our children

Stawell physics laboratory works advance | Photos, video

Stawell physics laboratory works advance | Photos, video

Cassandra Langley

NEW RECRUIT: Marnoo Cricket Club has recruited Zimbabwe's Tendai Power Maruma, a first-class cricketer for the 2019-20 season. Picture: CASSANDRA LANGLEY

Marnoo boosts cricket squad with international recruit

Cassandra Langley

SUPPORTIVE: Ben Plunkett and Matt De Gruchy value being open with each other about their feelings. Picture: ELIZA BERLAGE

Start a conversation about men's health | Video

Eliza Berlage

The long form TV style gives time for the exploration of landscape, stories, culture and history. Picture: Supplied.

The outback uses 'slow TV' to share stories, culture

Roxanne Fitzgerald

EXCITING: Cr Murray Emerson says the Northern Grampians Shire is facing a number of exciting changes in the coming months.

Exciting changes ahead

Councillor Murray Emerson

UP, UP AND AWAY: Bodie and Annabelle make a kite at Stawell Uniting Church during the school holidays.

Letters to the editor | October 11, 2019

ON THE ROAD: Marc Sleeman, CEO Grampians Tourism, with Claire Golding, Regional Manager, UK & Europe Visit Victoria, left, and Barbara Samoilenko, Marketing Manager Continental Europe Visit Victoria.

Flowers of our Grampians 'garden' delight visitors | Tourism

Marc Sleeman

RAINBOW RIBBON: Queensland AIDS Council CEO Rebecca Reynolds, Arcare CEO Colin Singh, Local Liberal state member for Bonney, Sam OConnor at the opening of Arcare Parkwood.

Queensland's first LGBTI aged care opens

OUCH: Corticosteroid injections versus orthotics.

Heel pain: to jab or not to jab?

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Polio survivors at Polio Australia's 2017 health and wellness retreat on the Sunshine Coast.

Demanding action for polio survivors

Rowan Cowley

The NT anti-corruption commissioner has stepped down from the probe into Kumanjayi Walker's death.

NT corruption boss steps down over comment

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Thick smoke from bushfires is likely to blanket Sydney for at least another day.

Another smoky day forecast for Sydney

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The Fair Work Commission has authorised the pilots union to hold a vote on Jetstar pilots striking.

Jetstar pilots threaten Christmas strike

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Detective Murray Gentner says police did the best they could with the resources they had.

Bourke St killer 'could not be stopped'

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NASA scientists will travel to Australia's Casey Research Station in Antarctica to test a new rover.

NASA ice robot test at Aust Antarctic site

Ethan James
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Alan Chee Yong Tan scammed 13 victims he met through church, work and school.

Gambler jailed for $1m WA business scam

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A Labor senator has slammed the management of a major security upgrade at Parliament House.

Labor wants Parliament House works audited

Daniel McCulloch
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Heatwave conditions are expected to hit Queensland as hot winds sweep across the state's interior.

Qld brace for heatwave to hit fire zones

Robyn Wuth
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SUSTAINABLE PRINCIPLES: Biodynamic egg farmer Ian Onley, Gormandale, with Maremma Oscar, says he is struggling to meet demand with his free range eggs.

Demand growing for biodynamic produce: egg farmer

Bryce Eishold

PRESIDENT RE-ELECTED: Ben Williams, of Ruralco Water, was re-elected at the AWBA annual general meeting in Melbourne.

Greater regulation on the way, says water brokers president

Andrew Miller

FEE HIKE: Agricultural goods make up about 43 per cent of all containerised exports from the Port of Melbourne, with farmers bearing the brunt of increased charges.

Call to reign in port infrastructure charges

AMSTERDAM: A postcard-worthy destination of picturesque canals, cafes and innovative galleries.

Win a $27,000 cruise for two

Joanne Crawford

Our team took blood samples, four DNA samples and imbedded two GPS tracking devices while myself and eight others worked hard to keep the animal upright. Photos: Scott McRae

Combining conservation with wanderlust

Scott McRae

Working out how to switch off all the lights in a hotel room shouldn't be that difficult ... should it? Picture: Supplied

Room for improvement: What hotels could be doing better

Michael Turtle

Don't risk it: Dogs will often try to chase or kill snakes resulting in snake bites usually to the dog's face and legs.

Protect your pets from snakes

Achieving a healthy weight before pregnancy is very important in improving ovulation and increasing the chance of spontaneous conception.

Q: What do I need to know before trying for a baby?

HealthShare

Corn and chorizo salad. Picture: Bec Hudson

A food adventure around the world