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Help put a new face on Avoca
PYRENEES Shire Council wants to reinvigorate the crossroads of the Sunraysia and Pyrenees Highways and is calling on local artists to help. Council is planning a new public art
28 June, 2026
General News
Stepping out of the dark
AVOCA’s Mathew O'Donnell is preparing to walk 703,000 steps across July and August in a personal campaign to raise...
27 June, 2026
Council overrides rail trail funding advice
NORTHERN Grampians Shire Council has unanimously backed a long-term...
Regional recruitment drive attracts aspiring police
POLICE say they are encouraged by the response to a recent recruitment...
Hotel development underway
CONSTRUCTION of the region’s first four star hotel in Stawell is...
Council & Politics
Funding boost for sport, arts and community groups
FROM a community outdoor gym in Stawell to a winter arts festival in Halls Gap and new hockey goals in St Arnaud,...
23 June, 2026
Another candidate enters the race
A fourth candidate has entered the race for the seat of Ripon. Ararat...
Council records strong community satisfaction results
ARARAT Rural City Council has welcomed the results of the 2026 Local...
CEO resigns
Ararat Rural City Council Chief Executive Officer Dr Tim Harrison has...
Rural & Agriculture
Bioenergy project targets 2028 gas production
MORE than a year after its last major public update, Ararat’s $400 million bioenergy project is still moving forward,...
21 June, 2026
Snake Valley unites against gorse
THE distinctive yellow flowers of gorse are appearing across the region...
Local News
Increased local crushing capacity key to scaling up canola production
EXPANDING domestic crushing capabilities will be key to scaling up...
Ararat News, Avoca News, Beaufort News, Stawell News
Fox bounty extended as $84 million flows to agriculture
LAST week’s state budget will deliver $84 million to support...
Lifestyle & Entertainment
Music and coffee for a good cause
STAWELL residents gathered at the Town Hall Hotel Lounge Bar recently for an afternoon of live music, coffee and...
10 June, 2026
GLOW festival countdown begins
HALLS Gap is preparing to shine again, with GLOW — Bringing Light to...
Beaufort ready for big art weekend
BEAUFORT will become a lively creative destination this King’s Birthday...
Grease tickets now on sale
DON’T be a beauty school dropout, be liked greased lightning and book...
Our People
Top award for Skipton grocers
THE staff at Skipton Country Grocers have been recognised for excellence at a recent awards ceremony. Skipton Country...
18 June, 2026
The long way home: Fifty years of friendship, service and community
FOR most people in Stawell, the Monaghan name probably arrives with...
Celebrating 45 years of dedication to education
AFTER nearly five decades of dedication to education, Beaufort Secondary...
Joyce Dowsett OAM recognised posthumously in King’s Honours
As the sun set on Stawell resident Joyce Dowsett’s life in September,...
Sport
Weir siblings carving their own path in racing industry
Taige and Bonny Weir are steadily forging their own identities in the horse racing industry, building early success...
26 June, 2026
Chris Young remembered for extraordinary legacy
Chris Young will be remembered as one of the region's greatest...
Baggies fall agonisingly short in after-the-siren thriller
An after-the-siren shot at goal proved the difference in a round ten...
Warriors claim biggest scalp of the season
The Stawell Warriors A-Grade netballers have claimed their biggest win...