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CELEBRATE: Golden Gateway Festival organising committee, candidates for queen and the 2018 king are excited to celebrate 60 years of the festival. PICTURE: JessieAnne Gartlan.

Diamonds for Golden Gateway Festival

JessieAnne Gartlan

Grace Pope is raising money for Rescuing Equines in Need as part of her campaign to be festival queen. PICTURE: Supplied.

Queen candidates ready for crown

JessieAnne Gartlan

REMEMBERING GREG: Beloved member of the Wimmera community Greg Goldsmith died on Sunday. He is pictured here in 2014 at the HDFNL Best and Fairest Count after he received a Distinguished Service Award.

Tribute | Greg Goldsmith’s passion for family and sport to live on

Jade Bate

Hundreds of cannabis plants found in raid on Stawell house

Lachlan Williams

Lowan Labor candidate Maurice Billi with Western Victoria MP Jaala Pulford

Stawell resident to run as Labor candidate for Lowan | Victorian State Election

Lachlan Williams

Corrections Minister Gayle Tierney with staff and community members at the new Rivergum Residential Treatment Facility. PICTURE: Corrections Victoria.

New offender treatment centre opens in Ararat

JessieAnne Gartlan

Klancy Repper

Losing the locks to shine spotlight on little-known disease

CELEBRATE: Golden Gateway Festival organising committee, candidates for queen and the 2018 king are excited to celebrate 60 years of the festival. PICTURE: JessieAnne Gartlan.

Diamonds for Golden Gateway Festival

JessieAnne Gartlan

Grace Pope is raising money for Rescuing Equines in Need as part of her campaign to be festival queen. PICTURE: Supplied.

Queen candidates ready for crown

JessieAnne Gartlan

Stawell Primary School's Lisa Fleming, Kayla Membrey, Millie Humphrey and Michaela Armer with Neale Daniher (centre)

Stawell Primary teachers brave the cold to raise funds for FightMND | Video

Want to share sport results, draws or teams?

RESTING: Mick Gadsden will have two weeks off cricket as his team, Swifts-Great Western will have the bye in round two. Picture: PETER PICKERING

Cricket heads into first two day match

Cassandra Langley

Mason Keast wins the Ararat Gift last season.

Future of Ararat Gift in doubt

Cassandra Langley

Want to share sport results, draws or teams?

Doug Newberry gets serious

Tennis is back, some action from the weekend

Thomas Deng (l) and Awer Mabil have opened sporting doors for African-born sportsmen in Australia.

African Australians blaze sporting pathway

Steve Larkin

Three of the candidates for Ripon will take part in a public forum in Maryborough. PICTURE: Supplied.

Candidates to answer constituent questions

JessieAnne Gartlan

This Way North is Cat Leahy and Leisha Jungalwalla and they are performing in Ararat on Wednesday night. PICTURE: Supplied.

This Way North heads to Ararat

JessieAnne Gartlan

Participants enjoyed a range of outings during the 2017 Seniors Fesitval. PICTURE: Supplied.

Festivities for seniors underway

JessieAnne Gartlan

Pomonal Flower Show visitors in the Out & About magazine for Spring 2018

The Wimmera and Grampians Out & About spring season is a stunner

Dawn Rasmussen

Pomonal Flower Show visitors in the Out & About magazine for Spring 2018

The Wimmera and Grampians Out & About spring season is a stunner

Dawn Rasmussen

Planning is key: Make sure to mark your moving boxes clearly. You can use stickers to colour code which room they belong to, fragile tape to mark delicate items and markers to note 'heavy' and 'do not cut with a knife' boxes.

Prepare to make the move as smooth as possible

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Pomonal Flower Show visitors in the Out & About magazine for Spring 2018

The Wimmera and Grampians Out & About spring season is a stunner

Facing the facts: Statistics show that 73 per cent of young people (aged 14-18) are consuming too much sugar. Ensure you help them create good habits and teach them to brush and floss from a young age.

Brush up on your dental health

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GIFTS: If you do Kris Kringle, or bring gifts to be given out by Father Christmas, check with the venue about clearing up the mess of paper and ribbons at the end of the night.

How to choose the venue for a cracker Christmas party

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Lovely home close to all town amenities

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Elevated west end home on large block

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Beautiful home with all the work done

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REMEMBERING GREG: Beloved member of the Wimmera community Greg Goldsmith died on Sunday. He is pictured here in 2014 at the HDFNL Best and Fairest Count after he received a Distinguished Service Award.

Tribute | Greg Goldsmith’s passion for family and sport to live on

Jade Bate

RACES: Tianee Carlin, Courtney McKinnon and Sarsha Peck at the Horsham Cup last year.

What’s on in the Wimmera this weekend | October 19 to 21

Daina Oliver

Klancy Repper

Losing the locks to shine spotlight on little-known disease

REMEMBERING GREG: Beloved member of the Wimmera community Greg Goldsmith died on Sunday. He is pictured here in 2014 at the HDFNL Best and Fairest Count after he received a Distinguished Service Award.

Tribute | Greg Goldsmith’s passion for family and sport to live on

Lightning striking over the Grampians created spectacular viewing. Picture: KARL MEYER

Wild weather lashes the Wimmera | Photos

SPACE: What is next for the massive black of land is anyone's guess. Picture: Luke Parker, Skyline Drone Imaging.

Delacombe to change forever after final sales at saleyards

Ben Hopkins

Stawell Primary School's Lisa Fleming, Kayla Membrey, Millie Humphrey and Michaela Armer with Neale Daniher (centre)

Stawell Primary teachers brave the cold to raise funds for FightMND | Video

Anthony Daniher and Northern Grampians Shire Council mayor Tony Driscoll

Big crowds at Stawell leg of Daniher’s Drive, convoy advances to Horsham | Photos

Big numbers turn out for entertaining brass festival | photos, video

Baxter!

Pets of the Wimmera | Photos

Eleanor and Angus make the most of their ice creams

Grampians Wildflower Show successfully celebrates milestone | Photos

Ararat's Madison Potter.

Ararat Eisteddfod deemed ‘best in 34 years’ | Photos

JessieAnne Gartlan

Picture: Chelsea Sutton

All the action from the 2018 Deni Ute Muster

Annie Lewis

AFL grand final parade 2018: The photos

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Letters to the editor | October 12, 2018

Support the journalism that matters to you | editorial

Why the Ararat Advertiser is taking this bold new step | editorial

SPOTLIGHT: Failings of the aged care industry will come under scrutiny from a Royal Commission.

Advocacy groups applaud aged care Royal Commission news

Eileen Wood

Simply stunned: Michael Palin said he feels "incredibly lucky" to have had such a diverse career, from Monty Python to travelling the world. Photo: John Swannell

Michael Palin: Always look on the bright side of life

Samara Ross

COMMONPLACE: Close to one million colonoscopies are carried out each year.

Colonoscopy stories wanted

Samara Ross

Candidate for Wentworth Kerryn Phelps is the subject of a smear campaign suggesting she has HIV.

Libs condemn 'smear' against rival Phelps

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's "historic" abortion laws have passed the Queensland parliament.

'Historic' abortion reforms pass in Qld

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Nationals MP Llew O'Brien says Coles and Woolworths should face a royal commission on the milk levy.

MP floats supermarket royal commission

45m ago

Harry and Meghan's Dubbo visit was part of a jam-packed schedule of 76 engagements across 16 days.

Harry and Meghan boost Dubbo's morale

45m ago

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has urged Australia to rethink moving its Israel embassy.

Israel embassy idea worries Arab diplomats

45m ago

ACTU President Michele O'Neil and loved ones of those killed are calling for new industrial laws.

Report urges industrial manslaughter laws

Matt Coughlan
46m ago

Environment Minister Melissa Price denies she made offensive remarks to a foreign dignitary.

Minister rejects Pacific 'cash' comments

46m ago

Geoff Barker hopes to dislodge former Victorian minister Jane Garrett as an upper house candidate

Vic Labor pre-selection trial to start

Karen Sweeney
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The Blanc Delice at The Westin Sydney is almost too beautiful to touch.

Diner en Blanc’s stylish collaboration with Marriott

Enjoy a little weightlessness in one of three pools at Barceló Illetas Albatros

Taking a babymoon fit for royalty

There are some truly frightful destinations for adrenalin junky travellers.

Five haunted islands to visit this Halloween...if you dare

Nationals MP Llew O'Brien says Coles and Woolworths should face a royal commission on the milk levy.

MP floats supermarket royal commission

45m ago

STATE OF CALM: More than 41 per cent of participants voted this soft grey-green colour the most relaxing, followed by Taubmans Faded Lilac and Padre Blue.

How paint colour affects your mood

Linley Wilkie

DELICIOUS: A diet rich in fresh plant-based produce and marine omega-3s can help reduce inflammation.

Inflammation: the new paradigm for heart disease

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