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Willaura Healthcare Outdoor Market coordinator Jane Millear (right) chats to market patrons at last year’s market.

Willaura Healthcare Outdoor Market is stronger than ever

JessieAnne Gartlan

Ripon MP Louise Staley.

Staley welcomes potential price relief for Wimmera Grampians gas consumers

JessieAnne Gartlan

WORK IN PROGRESS: Artists Wayne Dickenson, James McMurtrie and Sara Bowers with Halls Gap Tourism president Rick Heinrich. Picture: LACHLAN WILLIAMS

Mural taking shape at Halls Gap

Lachlan Williams

Steven Richards

Melton West man wanted for failing to appear at court

Aussie tribute band to bring iconic tunes to Stawell

Lachlan Williams

Highway cleanup continues after grass fire

Diocese of Ballarat vicar-general Father Kevin Maloney.

Wimmera diocese responds to Pell conviction

Alexander Darling

Willaura Healthcare Outdoor Market coordinator Jane Millear (right) chats to market patrons at last year’s market.

Willaura Healthcare Outdoor Market is stronger than ever

JessieAnne Gartlan

Ripon MP Louise Staley.

Staley welcomes potential price relief for Wimmera Grampians gas consumers

JessieAnne Gartlan

Mick Petrov behind the wheel,
with crew member Justin Shuttleworth.

Video | Hitting the track

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MOVING ON: Duncan Hey packed up his house this week, including his memorabilia, as he moves to Maryborough. Picture: CASSANDRA LANGLEY

Umpire with decades of history moves on

Cassandra Langley

Mick Petrov behind the wheel,
with crew member Justin Shuttleworth.

Video | Hitting the track

JessieAnne Gartlan

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APPOINTED: Russell Homles is appointed the 2019 coach for the Grampians Giants. Picture: CASSANDRA LANGLEY

Giants sign on new coach with plans for club's future

Cassandra Langley

WINNER: Doug Collins with his 49cm yellow belly.

Taylors Lake is fishing slowly

Ray Howard

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Willaura Healthcare Outdoor Market coordinator Jane Millear (right) chats to market patrons at last year’s market.

Willaura Healthcare Outdoor Market is stronger than ever

JessieAnne Gartlan

STREET SMART: Ararat Rural City Council chief executive Dr Tim Harrison with Senior Constable Danielle Richardson and 'Smokey Six', the Beat the Heat car.

How to organise your own rally car parade

JessieAnne Gartlan

AMAZED: Hamish could not get enough of the model trains on display in Ararat. Picture: PETER PICKERING

Model train show proves a hit for the whole family | Photos

Lachlan Williams

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

McKenzie Falls

Out & About in the Wimmera Grampians region at Easter is a pretty special time

LONG HISTORY: The Great Western Hotel has been known as the Shakespeare, Exchange and Royal Exchange Hotel.

Great Western’s 23 hotels

Stawell Historical Society

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

FINAL FLURRY: The field storms down the straight, heading for home in the 2018 Seppelt Great Western Cup.

Great Western set for running of 140th annual cup race

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Dexter’s first trip to the beach

Your pets having fun over the Summer | Photos

Lifestyle homestead on acreage

House of the Week

Versatile mixed use site in prime location

Property of the Week

It’s the ultimate peaceful, private homestead

House of the Week

WORK IN PROGRESS: Artists Wayne Dickenson, James McMurtrie and Sara Bowers with Halls Gap Tourism president Rick Heinrich. Picture: LACHLAN WILLIAMS

Mural taking shape at Halls Gap

Lachlan Williams

Aussie tribute band to bring iconic tunes to Stawell

Lachlan Williams

FRONT FOOT: It's important to remember that preseason training is a lot easier if you have a gameplan ready.

Preseason preparation is the key

WORK IN PROGRESS: Artists Wayne Dickenson, James McMurtrie and Sara Bowers with Halls Gap Tourism president Rick Heinrich. Picture: LACHLAN WILLIAMS

Mural taking shape at Halls Gap

Fundraising

Volunteers' valuable efforts

THE SAVIOUR: Peter Jackson with Jet, who saved his owners' lives as a fire engulfed their house. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Adopted cat saves family from house fire

Cassandra Langley

Mick Petrov behind the wheel,
with crew member Justin Shuttleworth.

Video | Hitting the track

Peter Sporten

Willaura hosts another successful Farm to Pub fun run | Photos

GOT HIM: St Andrews wicketkeeper Aidan Moar celebrates taking a catch behind the stumps. His side recorded a thrilling win but narrowly missed a spot in the A Grade cricket finals. Picture: PETER PICKERING

Points saga over as home and away season comes to an end

HELPING HANDS: Central Victorian volunteers pitch in to help with the delivery of hay bales to drought stricken farmers in Far North Queensland. Picture: SALLY McINTYRE

Convoy helps fellow drought-stricken farmers from afar | Photos, pictures, video

Olivia Colman, Jason Momoa and Lady Gaga on the red carpet. Photo: AP

Who wore it well on the Oscars red carpet

BOWLING: Ararat got off to a flying start against Stawell in division two's grand final.

Grampians bowls' grand final ends in cliffhanger | Photos, pictures

Cassandra Langley

The contenders and the victor: The 2019 winner was (left) Michelle 'Darlzy' Gearin. Photo: Jonathan Carroll

Australia's mullet queen has been crowned

Jessica Brown

TEAMMATES: Tommy and Jack spurred each other on during the championships in Ballarat on February 16-17. Pictures: CONTRIBUTED

Region's little athletes shine at championships | Photos, pictures

Cassandra Langley

GREAT FODDER: Oscar-nominated actor Rachel Griffiths meets Prince of Penzance and Michelle Payne for the Ride like a Girl launch at Ballarat Turf Club in March last year. Picture: Lachlan Bence

OPINION: Movie reaches crucial point in glory story

Melanie Whelan

LOOKING FORWARD: Mayor Cr Peter Beales with Ararat’s youngest new citizen Inez Perera during the ceremony. Inez has a bright and exciting future ahead.

A warm welcome awaits

Cr Peter Beales

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Letters to the editor | January 25, 2019

End-of-life doula Helen Callanan

Doulas provide support for the dying

Eileen Wood

ON REFLECTION: Simon Cullen with the Lookinglass artifical intelligence mirror.

AI mirror monitors Parkinson’s signs

BE SAFE: If you find it is too tricky or unsafe to fit a smoke alarm yourself, contact your nearest Fire and Rescue NSW station for advice.

Be alarmed about fire risk

The Mine Dust Disease Victims Group plans to protest outside the Melbourne office of BHP.

Mine dust victims to march on BHP office

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison is urging banks go easy on flood-affected north Queensland farmers.

Morrison offers lifelines to Qld graziers

2hrs ago

Women and underpaid and under-represented in managerial roles, a new report has found.

Women managers to wait 20 years for parity

2hrs ago

Australia has fallen to 11th place out of 126 countries in the World Justice Project index.

Australia slips in 'rule of law' rankings

Northern Territory Health Minister Natasha Fyles says efforts to tackle alcohol abuse are working.

NT govt claims grog reforms are working

Greg Roberts

A new report shows vital information is not up to date on the NSW Firearms Registry.

'Alarming' issues at NSW Firearms Registry

Dominica Sanda

Greg Poland backed away from claims he engineered the WA government's western rock lobster plan following questions raised by WAtoday.

Labor’s lobster plan was mine, but minister botched it, says political donor

Nathan Hondros, Kate Hedley

George Pell won't find out how long his jail sentence will be until March 13.

Pell branded claims 'deranged rubbish'

Karen Sweeney

DONATIONS: Kevin Butler and his wife Rhonda donated a percentage of their recent wool sale to BlazeAid for funding of wire and posts for North Queensland cattle producers affected by floods.

Wool sale donation to Qld flood victims

Alastair Dowie

EWE LAMBS: Vendor Allen Sheridan, Loy Yang, Gippsland, was on hand to see these July-August 2018 drop first cross ewe lambs sell to a top of $170 at Ballarat on Tuesday.

Gippsland ewe lambs sell to $170 at Ballarat

Alastair Dowie

Teys invests in low emissions energy hub

Andrew Miller

The Gobi Desert: a highlight of the little known country of Mongolia.

Your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

The ultimate guide to unique stays you won't want to miss in 2019

IS THIS the best Greek restaurant in Melbourne? You'll have to try Philhellene yourself to find out.

Time to try living like a local in Melbourne’s west

Recipe supplied by sydneyfishmarket.com.au

Try This: Tuna baked in paper parcels

Cyber predators have been terrorising children using the character "Momo", based on this sculpture created by a Japanese animation company.

Nine-year-olds caught in terrifying online 'Momo challenge'

Kasey Edwards

Investors affected by Labor’s changes may close down their self-managed fund and moving the entire balance to an APRA-regulated industry or retail fund; reduce investments in Australian shares that pay franked dividends; or increase investment in international funds.

Changes to franking credits not thought through

Noel Whittaker