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VEC recommends no changes to Ararat Rural City Council structure

VEC recommends no changes to Ararat Rural City Council structure

Lachlan Williams

Cricket mascot and trophy visit to boost awareness | Photos, video

Cricket mascot and trophy visit to boost awareness | Photos, video

Cassandra Langley

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Council blocks plans for Western Highway service station

Greg Gliddon

Rodwells auctioneer Dale Dridan, and Rodwells area manager Wayne Driscoll. Pictures: SAMANTHA CAMARRI

Record livestock prices at Horsham saleyards

Erin Witmitz

Screenshot of the man backflipping at Boroka Lookout in the Grampians. Source: @ErinMooney72 (Twitter)

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'Ludicrous' act in Grampians draws ire of emergency services, Parks Victoria

Lachlan Williams

VACCINATED: Black Range's Keith Lofthouse recieves his flu shot annually. Picture: PETER PICKERING

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Hundreds of residents accessing flu vaccine

Cassandra Langley

The meteor was capture on dashcam footage.

Meteor spotted lighting up night sky across region | Video

Lachlan Williams

VEC recommends no changes to Ararat Rural City Council structure

VEC recommends no changes to Ararat Rural City Council structure

Lachlan Williams

Cricket mascot and trophy visit to boost awareness | Photos, video

Cricket mascot and trophy visit to boost awareness | Photos, video

Cassandra Langley

Cricket mascot and trophy visit to boost awareness | Photos, video

Cricket mascot and trophy visit to boost awareness | Photos, video

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Want to share sport results, draws or teams?

Cricket mascot and trophy visit to boost awareness | Photos, video

Cricket mascot and trophy visit to boost awareness | Photos, video

Cassandra Langley

Wimmera Football League's Cody Lindsay and Horsham District's Nick Pekin. Pictures: RODNEY BRAITHWAITE/SHEPPARTON NEWS/RICHARD CRABTREE

Community Championships rankings in question after interleague victories

Richard Crabtree

Want to share sport results, draws or teams?

Want to share sport results, draws or teams?

Mininera 2019 17 and under team with coach Heidi Astbury

Junior players to represent association

Cassandra Langely

POSTPONED: Great Western's facility upgrades are put on hold due to bad weather. Picture: CASSANDRA LANGLEY

Great Western netball court upgrades on hold

Cassandra Langley

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GRAND: SPACi member Alanis Williams at the grand piano in the Stawell Town Hall. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

A day on the grand in Stawell

Leonie Foster, Howard Hutchison and Alwyn Kitchen with a mystery box.

Get your 'mystery box' at the Ararat fete

JessieAnne Gartlan

CELEBRATE: There will be plenty of prizes on offer for children at the Real Life Festival.
Pictured back left: Bruce Bartlett, Christine van Straaten.
Middle left: Jacob van Straaten, Cooper Gason, Isabella Bartlett, Jack Bartlett.
Front left: Kayla van Straaten, Erin Peter, Charlie Bartlett.
Centre front: Zia van Straaten.
Picture: CONTRIBUTED.

Ararat churches to unite for inaugural Real Life Celebration

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

Ballarat man Lindsay, 69, has been delighted with the service Pennytel has delivered saying, "I won't go with anyone else 'cause I'm happy - you won't get better."

Old-fashioned service brings satisfaction with a smile

SERVICE PLUS: When it comes to telephone companies, 80-year-old Ballarat man Donald cares primarily about two things, an affordable plan and good old fashioned customer service. Advertiser content for Pennytel.

A company that cares

Advertiser 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

Taste the best wine and food the Grampians has to offer at the Grampians Grape Escape on May 4 and 5.

Explore the Grape Escape

Great wine, food and produce will be on offer all weekend to keep your tastebuds happy while live music, family entertainment and cooking demonstrations will keep you entertained.

Indulge in the best of the Grampians

Invest now, move in later

Invest now, move in later

House of the week

Family home in prized location

Family home in prized location

House of the week

Home ownership appealing as Horsham vacancy rates remain low: Property researcher

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Home ownership appealing as Horsham vacancy rates remain low: Property researcher

Alexander Darling

VEC recommends no changes to Ararat Rural City Council structure

VEC recommends no changes to Ararat Rural City Council structure

Lachlan Williams

Cricket mascot and trophy visit to boost awareness | Photos, video

Cricket mascot and trophy visit to boost awareness | Photos, video

Cassandra Langley

Step back in time at the Goods Shed

VEC recommends no changes to Ararat Rural City Council structure

VEC recommends no changes to Ararat Rural City Council structure

NURTURING NATURE: Governor of Victoria Linda Dessau visits the school garden with Northern Grampians Shire CEO Michael Bailey and Mia Bailey. The garden features sunflowers from the Governor's own collection.

Students bloom for Governor's visit

STAGE A COUP: Many of us are obsessed with our mobile phones to the point of fanaticism. It's time to set ourselves free and put their benefits into perspective.

Cutting the tyrant's cord

Keith Lofthouse

Cricket mascot and trophy visit to boost awareness | Photos, video

Cricket mascot and trophy visit to boost awareness | Photos, video

Nic Langenberg (left) with 104-year-old Dorothy Yeomans at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium.

Watch this shark glide by 104-year-old Dorothy

Rodwells auctioneer Dale Dridan, and Rodwells area manager Wayne Driscoll. Pictures: SAMANTHA CAMARRI

Record livestock prices at Horsham saleyards

The meteor was capture on dashcam footage.

Meteor spotted lighting up night sky across region | Video

How did your town vote?

See how the Wimmera's towns voted | Federal Election 2019 | Map

Jade Bate

The weird, whacky wonderfulness of election day

The weird, whacky wonderfulness of election day

Countdown: Liberal MP Dan Tehan 'apprehensive' as counting gets underway. Picture: Morgan Hancock

No perks missed in safe seat, says incumbent Liberal MP Dan Tehan

Kyra Gillespie

Election day buzz: Independent Alex Dyson and his Dad Ian. Picture: Morgan Hancock

'Dare to dream': Independent candidate Alex Dyson on tilt at politics

Kyra Gillespie

HAPPY HELPER: Zabina is ready to help raise funds for the Ararat Fire Brigade Good Friday Appeal. Picture: PETER PICKERING

Letters to the editor | April 19, 2019

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OVER THE WATER: Lake Lonsdale looking very thirsty as a storm rolls in over the Grampians. Picture: Blake Clark

Letters to the editor | March 29, 2019

Associate Professor Stephen Macfarlane is part of a clinical trial looking into treatment for Parkinson's disease dementia.

Trial of new drug to treat Parkinson's dementia

MEET AND GREET: Academics from University of Sunshine Coast with international students, attending a familiarisation tour of the Cooinda Aged Care.

Uni 'roomies' to move into aged care home

SMART MOVES: Thinking of downsizing to a granny flat? Make sure you formalise decisions and get legal advice before moving in.

Estate planning: avoid granny flat pitfalls

'It's chaotic, it's another unnecessary disruption,' Maurie Mulheron said of NAPLAN re-sits to be held across 400 NSW schools.

'NAPLAN really is a dud': thousands of students to resit tests

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Racehorse owner Damion Flower has reportedly been arrested by NSW Police.

Racehorse owner Flower facing drug charges

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Mark Dower's body was found stuffed in a surfboard bag in Wollongong.

NSW man jailed over 'body in board bag'

37m ago

'Backwards' shift in violence, equality attitudes, survey shows

'Backwards' shift in violence, equality attitudes, survey shows

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has demanded a deadline for Adani approvals.

ALP defeat not just about Adani: Qld govt

Tracey Ferrier
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Kogarah MP Chris Minns has announced he will run for the leadership of the NSW Labor party.

Minns to run for NSW Labor leadership

1hr ago

Cameron Scerri has been jailed for an attack which left a teenager blind in one eye.

Man jailed for blinding Melbourne teenager

Amber Wilson
1hr ago

Anthony Albanese is running again for the Labor leadership, after missing out in 2013.

Labor may be led by the Albo to victory

Don Woolford
1hr ago

TOP LAMBS: Dean lamb finisher Andy Maher with his draft of 42-kilogram lambs that made equal top price of $300 a head at Ballarat on Tuesday.

Lamb finisher a master at his trade

Alastair Dowie
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Charity bosses Brian Egan, Aussie Helpers, and Charles Alder, Rural Aid.

Drought charity inquiry ongoing

Sally Cripps
1hr ago

SHOCKED: AMWU organiser Tony Hynds at the plant yesterday ... "We've been running at 30 per cent capacity so something was going to happen." Picture: Morgan Hancock

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Dark day for dairy in south-west Victoria

Monique Patterson
2hrs ago

GOTTA DO IT?: Australian travellers surveyed by Hotels.com were more willing to pay out big ($1000 per night) to stay in five-star luxury in Anaheim, California in 2018.

Getting more bang for your five-star buck

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

John Rozentals

Looking for a bucket list item? Try paddling the Murray

Looking for a bucket list item? Try paddling the Murray

Juanita Greville

NOBLE GRAPE: Considered one of the six noble varieties that grows around the world, Chardonnay expresses itself perfectly in many different climates.

It's International Chardonnay Day (yes, really)

Linda Lambrechts

If you are planning to travel cashless, make sure you always have a back-up card.

Hints for travelling without cash

Noel Whittaker

Nic Langenberg (left) with 104-year-old Dorothy Yeomans at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium.

Watch this shark glide by 104-year-old Dorothy

Geraldine Cardozo