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GCA sends strong teams to Country Week
Grampians Cricket Association is sending four representative sides to the Central Highlands Junior competition, which gets underway on Monday, January 5.
1 January, 2026
General News
Fireworks warning ahead of New Years Eve
Buying or using fireworks, which are classified as explosives in Victoria, is a crime for anyone other than a...
30 December, 2025
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Merry Christmas
Your local newspaper team here at West Vic News wish all of our readers...
Salvos lend a hand long after the holidays
AS Christmas approaches, the Salvation Army in Stawell is preparing to...
When Ararat let loose the sparrows, history took flight
ARARAT has many claims to fame, yet one of its most curious moments...
Council & Politics
Libs in limbo
THE Liberal Party’s chosen candidate for the seat of Ripon has withdrawn from the race. Andrew Kilmartin was chosen...
29 December, 2025
Section sealed on Mount William Road
ARARAT Rural City Council has confirmed a section of Mount William Road,...
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Liberals select Ripon candidate
The Liberal Party has selected its candidate to contest Ripon at next...
Nationals say Ripon is in their sights
WITH a state election exactly one year away, the Nationals have stepped...
Rural & Agriculture
Virtual fencing gets the green light
VICTORIAN cattle producers can now harness cutting-edge technology to guide and contain livestock without physical...
15 December, 2025
Ararat News, Avoca News, Beaufort News, Stawell News
Start of harvest brings fire warning
THE harvesting season has begun and is prompting warnings from CFA to...
Lyons amazing world record
MARNOO is the place where an impressive world record was met by a female...
Local wool ambassador hits the global stage
STOCKYARD Hill farmer Katherine Bain is proving that the future of...
Lifestyle & Entertainment
Hopelessly devoted to Grease
ARARAT Regional Theatre Society is excited to announce that its 2026 production will be the hit musical...
3 December, 2025
Festival kicks off today
THE popular Stawell Christmas Tree Festival kicks off this...
The best of Spring Fest
THIS year’s Skipton Spring Festival didn’t disappoint with well over a...
Show attracts a bumper crowd
Over a thousand people rolled up to Goldfields Recreation Reserve last...
Our People
Remembering Des Weller
THE life of Desmond John Weller was shaped by service, humility and a steadfast commitment to others. Des passed...
16 December, 2025
Business After Dark at the Wine Shed
November's Business After Dark took members of the Greater Ararat...
Willaura Captain focused on training, youth and the future
WILLAURA CFA’s new captain, Joel Michell, has hit the ground running...
Nominate standout people and groups for 2026 Australia Day Awards
NORTHERN Grampians Shire residents have until next Friday, December 5 to...
Sport
Bulldogs undefeated at half-way mark
Avoca entered the Christmas break undefeated in the Maryborough and District Cricket Association A-Reserve...
31 December, 2025
Stawell News, Great Western News
Combine claims outright wins
Swifts-Great Western has entered the Christmas break on a high, claiming...
Combine eye outright victory
Swifts-Great Western’s A-Grade side is on track for outright victory in...
Generations Unite at One Legacy ITF Victorian Open Championship
Stawell became the beating heart of Taekwon-Do on December 6, as IL Shim...