Rural & Agriculture

Mitchell Water’s Amanda Mitchell and Jack Muller, GWMWater Chair Caroline Welsh, land owner Tim Fraser, Member for Ripon Martha Haylett, GWMWater CEO Mark Williams and Ararat Rural City Council CEO Dr Tim Harrison at last week’s commencement of work on the new pipeline.

More water for local farmers

CONTSRUCTION has commenced on the Mininera Rural Pipeline Project, delivering a secure water supply to 199 district farms. Ripon MP Martha Haylett joined Ararat Rural City Council

6 February, 2026

Cattle fitted with new electronic collars.

Ararat News, Avoca News, Beaufort News, Stawell News

Tree blitz

Staci Peters from Trawalla Wildlife Shelter is one of the recipients of the Wildlife Rehabilitator Grants Program.

Local News

Support for local wildlife volunteers

Nutrien Livestock account manager David Preston says sheep numbers are down somewhere between 20 to 30 per cent due to the ongoing effects of dry conditions.

Ararat News

Sheep shortages driving up prices

Volunteers and members from the Mount Cole–Pyrenees Nature Group, Victorian National Parks Association pitch in to clean up roadsides at Raglan. Photo by Ellen Anderson.

Local News

Rural & Agriculture

More water for local farmers

Virtual fencing gets the green light

Start of harvest brings fire warning

Lyons amazing world record

Local wool ambassador hits the global stage

Success at Southern Victorian Merino Field Days

Vegie Patch readying for spring time

Tree blitz

Support for local wildlife volunteers

Sheep shortages driving up prices

Heads down, clean up

Orchid Society gears up for Spring Show

Look up! Swooping season is here again

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