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Northern Grampians Shire deputy mayor Justine Hide says Halls Gap’s tourism-driven waste volumes justify a Container Deposit Scheme refund point in the town.

Push continues for Halls Gap refund point

HALLS Gap residents say they are still no closer to securing a Container Deposit Scheme refund point despite more than a year of lobbying, detailed submissions and repeated

16 June, 2026

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Glenda Gliese in the garden she and husband Steve have developed. The garden will open to the public today (Sunday) in support of the Stawell Hospital Oncology Department. Free to Read

Stawell News

A garden worth sharing

CommunityConnect was launched in March 2025 as a hub for community information and emergency preparedness resources. Northern Grampians Shire Council will discontinue the $315,000 platform at the end of June after saying community usage fell short of expectations.

Stawell News

Council axes $315,000 app after 15 months

Ashu and Rajat Goel from E2E Growth Consultants outside a recently completed home in one of the company’s Ararat developments. The pair say their proposed Stawell housing estate could deliver its first homes by the end of next year.

Stawell News

Ambitious timeline for Stawell estate

Northern Grampians Shire councillor Jenny Greenberger successfully moved an amendment preventing additional electronic gaming machines from being introduced on council-owned or managed land through new long-term leases or licences.

Stawell News

Greenberger pushes council role in gambling debate

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Stawell Gift Event Management chair Murray Emerson says unprecedented international interest following the 2026 carnival has created new opportunities to attract some of the world’s best sprinters to Central Park.

Stawell News

The gift that keeps on giving

Alfred Street residents Wayne Smith and Bob Dalgleish near the Darlington Street roundabout, where they are seeking a review of the 60km/h speed limit on the adjoining section of Alfred Street.

Stawell News

Alfred Street residents seek lower speed limit

Stawell Primary School 502 has entered the first formal planning stage of a $12.397 million upgrade and modernisation project announced in the Victorian Government’s 2026–27 State Budget.

Stawell News

Planning begins for $12.4m school upgrade

Winemaker Hamish Thomson welcomes Northern Grampians Mayor Karen Hyslop with a bottle of 1976 Cabernet Port from Best’s collection.

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160 Years of family winemaking

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Sahib Singh and his mother Navjot Kaur help customers bring their desserts to life.

Halls Gap News

Fro Yo Fun scoops up fans in Halls Gap

Cr Jack Blake, Council CEO Brent McAlister, Cr Jenny Greenberger, Dave Long and Trish Long prepare to raise the Aboriginal flag last week.

Stawell News

Flags raised for National Sorry Day

More than 16 tonnes of food relief were distributed through Stawell Neighbourhood House Inc last year, with a new report revealing the growing scale of hardship and social support needs across the community.

Stawell News

Report reveals hidden scale of hardship in Stawell

Northern Grampians Shire Council has sold eight hectares of residential land in Sloane Street, Stawell, to regional builder E2E Growth Consultants in a move aimed at helping ease the town’s housing shortage.

Stawell News

Housing hopes rise on Sloane Street land sale

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