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Top honour for Dr Pretorius
ARARAT GP Dr Pieter Pretorius has been recognised by his peers for excellence in his field. The 2026 Victorian Rural Health Awards were presented last Thursday during a virtual
8 July, 2026
General News
Chaos as Telstra outage halts trains, transactions, 000
Thousands of Telstra customers have been affected by a nationwide outage, including those trying to call triple zero,...
8 July, 2026
Local News
Graffiti vandal dangles from bridge as police negotiate
Traffic is piling up on a Melbourne bridge after a vandal scaled a...
Avoca residents win road safety battle
A campaign by local residents for a speed reduction in Avoca has paid...
Grampians wineries up for top awards
THE Great Western region has again been recognised for its outstanding...
Council & Politics
Sally Jones appointed as Interim CEO
PYRENEES Shire Council has appointed Sally Jones as its Interim Chief Executive Officer with the imminent departure...
5 July, 2026
Campaign office opens as Armstrong eyes Ripon
THE Nationals' candidate for Ripon, Jo Armstrong, has become the first...
Local News
No Coalition with One Nation says Tehan
Member for Wannon Dan Tehan said the opposition was not entertaining the...
Growth at heart of council prospectus
CAPITAL support towards a $101–102 million hospital redevelopment, a...
Rural & Agriculture
Planting more trees on farms
LANDHOLDERS across Victoria are being supported to integrate more trees into their farming systems, following an...
6 July, 2026
Local News
Backing livestock farmers with better data
MORE livestock farmers will have access to tools that will help grow...
Bioenergy project targets 2028 gas production
MORE than a year after its last major public update, Ararat’s $400...
Snake Valley unites against gorse
THE distinctive yellow flowers of gorse are appearing across the region...
Lifestyle & Entertainment
Model railway exhibition steaming back to Stawell
ONE of the regions largest annual community events is set to return this month, with the 26th Annual Model Railway...
8 July, 2026
Perfect in Pink
LEXTON Football Netball Club held an inaugural event recently with the...
Music and coffee for a good cause
STAWELL residents gathered at the Town Hall Hotel Lounge Bar recently...
GLOW festival countdown begins
HALLS Gap is preparing to shine again, with GLOW — Bringing Light to...
Our People
Passing on the rain gauge
FOR years, Redbank residents have turned the pages of The Pyrenees Advocate to see the weekly rainfall figures. ...
29 June, 2026
Top award for Skipton grocers
THE staff at Skipton Country Grocers have been recognised for excellence...
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...
Sport
Baggies dig deep despite Bombers' defeat
CKS Swifts produced a determined performance against premiership favourites Noradjuha Quantong, recovering from a...
8 July, 2026
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Swans and Bulldogs remain undefeated
After 12 rounds of the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball...
Warriors strengthen finals hopes
Stawell Warriors' A-Grade netballers have strengthened their finals...
Lexton News, Natte Yalock News, Avoca News, Navarre News
Swans surge to keep finals hopes alive
Natte Bealiba has kept its finals hopes alive with a convincing 40-point...