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Wimmera LGBTI group meet with Mallee MP about religious discrimination bill

Wimmera LGBTI group meet with Mallee MP about religious discrimination bill

Eliza Berlage

Ararat train users impacted by Wendouree construction

UPDATEDBuses replace trains as industrial campaign affects Ararat

JessieAnne Gartlan
Alexander Darling

Crews control fires at Ballyrogan, Dunneworthy

Crews control fires at Ballyrogan, Dunneworthy

Alexander Darling

WHCG medical services director Professor Alan Wolff.

Wimmera hospitals confident they can cope with 2019 new year demand

Alexander Darling

Green Lake, Horsham.

Life Saving Victoria's plea to Wimmera men this summer

Alexander Darling

OPTIONS: Australian Catholic University Ballarat's Kim Collicoat, with St Brigid's College year 12 students Gemma Ruwoldt, Ebony Dunn, Hettie French and Hannah Bone at the 2019 Western Victoria Careers Expo. Picture: SAMANTHA CAMARRI

VCE results 2019: Wimmera year 12 students provided with choice

Jade Bate

HANGING OUT: Mason, Riley, Tyler and Sienna spend time in the Stawell 502 Primary School sensory room. Picture: PETER PICKERING

WATCH: Primary school sensory room officially open

Cassandra Langley

Wimmera LGBTI group meet with Mallee MP about religious discrimination bill

Wimmera LGBTI group meet with Mallee MP about religious discrimination bill

Eliza Berlage

Ararat train users impacted by Wendouree construction

UPDATEDBuses replace trains as industrial campaign affects Ararat

JessieAnne Gartlan
Alexander Darling

Donna Anthony, Chris Nicholls and Ron Innes: volunteer firies all. We say THANK YOU.

REAL AUSTRALIASorry, PM, you said what?

BACK IN THE DAY: Jonathan Brown (Brisbane) and Alan Thompson (Fitzroy) catch up during a South Warrnambool reunion of AFL players in 2015.

Dedicated development manager to call time on career

Sean Hardeman

Natimuk United's Mitch Riddell flies for a grab against Noradjuha-Quantong's Dustin Cross. Picture: SAMANTHA CAMARRI

Horsham District league 2020 fixture released

Richard Crabtree
Cassandra Langley

Want to share sport results, draws or teams?

Want to share sport results, draws or teams?

BACK IN THE DAY: Jonathan Brown (Brisbane) and Alan Thompson (Fitzroy) catch up during a South Warrnambool reunion of AFL players in 2015.

Dedicated development manager to call time on career

Sudden death finals bids for Ararat juniors | Basketball

Sudden death finals bids for Ararat juniors | Basketball

Phillippa Cairns

TAKING HOME THE PRIZE: Henry Gunstone with Youth Club captain, Nic Baird. Picture: SUPPLIED

Youth Club take home the Henry Gunstone Cup | Grampians cricket

David Turner

All-Aussie options for quick breaks and getaways

All-Aussie options for quick breaks and getaways

Explore Travel:

Grab a travelling companion and bag a bargain on tours in Europe, with a beautiful island hopping experience taking you to Mykonos. Picture: Shutterstock

Deals of the week: Eurotrips, half-price India, Pacific paradise

Explore Travel

Ice skating on Lake Minnewanka.

How to get all senses firing in a true Canadian white winter

Hannah Warren

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MERRY: Father Christmas will make his way around Ararat and Stawell this weekend. Picture: JESSIEANNE GARTLAN.

Santa is coming to town! Christmas events around the region

JessieAnne Gartlan

Lorna Simpson-Raeburn, Janice Williams and Philippa Hale.

Grampians Writers Group to launch anthology

JessieAnne Gartlan

Got a pooch? Take it along to meet international 'dog whisperer' Tony Knight this weekend

Got a pooch? Take it along to meet international 'dog whisperer' Tony Knight this weekend

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

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

Sponsored content

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

The time leading up to Christmas is rife with offers too good to resist. So make the most of them early, like this Nokia phone offer from Pennytel, which can help you prepare for the good times ahead and even finish your shopping.

'Tis the way to stay in touch this Christmas

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

This beautifully presented home is all set for its new family

This beautifully presented home is all set for its new family

Dawn Rasmussen

Horsham Bunnings building doesn't sell at auction

Horsham Bunnings building doesn't sell at auction

Jade Bate
Alexander Darling

This Wallaloo East property sold for more than $6.27 million at auction last week. Picture: SUPPLIED

Wallaloo East property sells for $6.27 million at auction

Jade Bate

Wimmera LGBTI group meet with Mallee MP about religious discrimination bill

Wimmera LGBTI group meet with Mallee MP about religious discrimination bill

Eliza Berlage

PRETTY IN PINK: The Baptist Care Niola Centre turned pink for the McGrath Foundation 'Pink Up Your Town' campaign. Photo: Supplied.

Pink towns raise $580,000

Kate Stark

HANGING OUT: Mason, Riley, Tyler and Sienna spend time in the Stawell 502 Primary School sensory room. Picture: PETER PICKERING

WATCH: Primary school sensory room officially open

Cassandra Langley

Wimmera LGBTI group meet with Mallee MP about religious discrimination bill

Wimmera LGBTI group meet with Mallee MP about religious discrimination bill

FAMILY FUN: CFA District 17's John St Clair, 10-year-old Ruby Brasher, six-year-old Eli McLean, eight-year-old Zahlee McLean, 13-year-old Kaydn McLean, Cindy Hammond with two-year-old Jaxon Hammond-O'Connor, CFA District 17's Marc Ampt, seven-year-old Charidy McKinley and seven-year-old Zoe Monteau. Picture: ELIZA BERLAGE

WHAT'S ONHorsham Family Market hosts Twilight Christmas Fair

Eliza Berlage

MERRY: Father Christmas will make his way around Ararat and Stawell this weekend. Picture: JESSIEANNE GARTLAN.

Santa is coming to town! Christmas events around the region

JessieAnne Gartlan

MAKE A SPLASH: Wagga kids splashing about at Wagga Beach, which is the country's ninth best Aussie beach for 2020. Picture: Visit Wagga.

It's 400km inland but this city wins beach award

HISTORY: Travel through the spectacular scenery around the Danube on your Amsterdam to Budapest river cruise.

Entries close soon: win a $27,000 European river cruise for two

It's all about the environment in the NT. Pick the endangered one?

REAL AUSTRALIAEnergy companies in hot water over plans to frack in the wet

HANGING OUT: Mason, Riley, Tyler and Sienna spend time in the Stawell 502 Primary School sensory room. Picture: PETER PICKERING

WATCH: Primary school sensory room officially open

Wait - what about biosecurity? Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAShe'll be right mate! Or will she?

Ashley Walmsley

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

Lyndell Whyte

Muscle cars, memories and more: Yes, you can get them in regional Australia, too. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIADon't begin to think regional Australia is second-best

Sally Cripps

Ferries have been cancelled as Sydney Harbour is blanketed in smoke from bushfires.

Air quality plunges as NSW chokes on smoke

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

Simple things missed in care

Simple things missed in care

Cheryl Field

Edith Cowan University's Dr Stephanie Rainey-Smith shares her insights into Alzheimer's disease on the Body of Knowledge podcast.

What can you do to avoid Alzheimer's disease?

Geraldine Cardozo

Warning as scammers steal mobile phone numbers, rob bank accounts

Warning as scammers steal mobile phone numbers, rob bank accounts

Eileen Wood

Two bodies are still to be retrieved from New Zealand's White Island.

Ten Australian volcano victims 'critical'

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A safety alert for the huge Gospers Mountain Fire has thankfully been downgraded.

NSW bushfire conditions to worsen

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An out-of-control bushfire north of Perth has already burned through 5000 hectares in two days.

Out-of-control blaze threatens WA homes

Perth's Joondalup Health Campus has received a $96 million boost from the state government.

WA hospital scores $96m cash boost

South Australia's 2020 commercial kangaroo harvest will be limited due to drought.

SA expands kangaroo harvest zone

Trams have broken down hours after Sydney's new CBD light rail service began taking passengers.

Sydney light rail 'superb' despite issues

Aine Fox and Luke Costin

Airline Jetstar is willing to come to the table with striking pilots but not at any cost.

Jetstar wants deal but not at any cost

Caroline Schelle

Police believe three men may be able to assist with information about a stabbing on the Gold Coast.

Teen stabbed to death on the Gold Coast

RAM POWER: Ram breeder Mark Cain, Rodvale, Carisbrook, with ram client Murray Cooke, Clunes, and the Cooke's 1.5 year-old ewes that made $366 at Ballarat.

Strong rise for first cross ewes at Ballarat

Alastair Dowie

FAMILY: Megan and Damian Lee, Bushy Park, with sons Patrick, 13, and Eric, 14, sold 30 heifers, including 15, 360kg, for $1020 or 283c/kg.

'They're buggered': farmers desperate for dam-filling rain as cattle hit the market

Bryce Eishold

CODE COCKIES: Agriculture minister Bridget McKenzie releases the mandatory dairy code.

How the state farmer bodies and processors reacted to mandatory Dairy Code

Marian Macdonald

FRESH START: Remove the clutter during the summer months and ensure your living area has a more restful, calm aesthetic. Photos: Porter Davis.

Styling advice to welcome in 2020

Despite the north facing frontage, the rear living areas have great access to northern light. Photos by Tatjana Plitt.

When light is the backbone of design

CLEVER: Despite the north facing frontage, the rear living areas have great access to northern light. Photos: Tatjana Plitt.

When light is the backbone of design