Council & Politics

Northern Grampians Shire deputy mayor Justine Hide says council specialists were spending valuable time checking and correcting VNI West technical material, with the shire joining Buloke in withdrawing from the project’s Technical Reference Group.

Councils walk away from VNI West process

NORTHERN Grampians Shire has walked away from a key VNI West assessment group, accusing the process of becoming “tokenistic” and saying council specialists were spending their time

5 October, 2026

Nationals MP Emma Kealy joins Halls gap business owners, local council and tourism leaders to announce the Nationals pre-election promise for Halls Gap.

Halls Gap News

Coalition pledges Halls Gap to zoo shared trail

Greens candidate Jeff Moran would like to see the return of the Country Roads Board to oversee road building and maintenance.

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Council & Politics

Councils walk away from VNI West process

Coalition pledges Halls Gap to zoo shared trail

Regional road maintenance needs to de-privatised say Greens

Setting the stage for the future

Councils unite to fight for region’s water rights

Audit validates years of road complaints

The speech pathologist unable to speak

Nationals pledge help for country councils

On an island over farmer fines

More police to make Stawell safer

Joyce to join farmers rally

Council readies funding blueprint for redevelopment

Marnoo to host Hanson

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