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Variety Bash hits the road for an epic adventure
THE 34th Variety Victoria Bash has hit the road, with more than 280 participants setting off from Halls Gap on Tuesday for a 5274-kilometre journey across three states.
23 August, 2026
General News
Free dental pitch
Free dental care has been promised for all Victorians under a major Labor state election policy. In his first...
22 August, 2026
Local News
A new chapter for Dogrock
HIGH above Crowlands sits a place shaped as much by its landscape as by...
The brains behind the business
30 years is a long time, but for Mandy Baird it seems like just...
Busted while on bail
A STAWELL man has been charged over an alleged theft and damage at the...
Council & Politics
Groundswell for change says Liberal candidate
FOR Megan Read, her decision to enter politics is closely connected to the community she has spent much of her life...
22 August, 2026
Joyce to join farmers rally
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is set to join a farmers...
Sally Jones hits the ground listening
SALLY Jones has started at the Pyrenees Shire’s Interim CEO while the...
Council readies funding blueprint for redevelopment
NORTHERN Grampians Shire Council is expected to unveil a funding...
Rural & Agriculture
289 ewes stolen from Lexton
BEAUFORT Police are investigating the theft of 289 pregnant ewes from a rural property at Lexton. The livestock is...
15 August, 2026
Local News
Perfect mix: stage set for 'maximum' bird flu damage
THE concentration of a bird flu outbreak near the mouth of the Murray...
Kelvin remains Australia’s top sheep assessor
ARARAT’S Kelvin Donnan has been crowned AuctionsPlus' Top Throughput...
Local News
One life lost on farms every six days
ONE person died on an Australian farm roughly every six days last year,...
Lifestyle & Entertainment
Native Flower Show returns in October
THE districts biggest gardening event of the year, The Pomonal Native Flower Show, returns this year, and will be...
18 August, 2026
Brisket, blues and big ambitions
THE recipe sounds almost impossible to resist: slow-cooked barbecue,...
Local singer embraces country roots with latest release
TRAWALLA local and independent singer-songwriter Stephanie Skidmore,...
Beaufort rugged up for winter twilight market
There was a real sense of winter magic in the air as locals wrapped...
Our People
The stories only get better with age
"CAN we just say that we’d like to deny everything in advance?” Greg Kerr has been sitting down for less than a...
14 August, 2026
They don’t come around very often
GARRY Todd brought up his 100th goal of the season as Ararat won the...
Wildlife carer calls it a day
AFTER more than two decades rescuing and rehabilitating injured native...
Celebrating educators who make a difference
ARARAT 800's Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) program recognised OSHC...
Sport
Warriors fight for double chance
Stawell Warriors return to the football field and netball court against Dimboola tomorrow in round 18 of the Wimmera...
21 August, 2026
Grasshoppers prepared for Giants test
Navarre finished in sixth place on the ladder in the Maryborough...
Claire Scott qualifies for state clay target final
The North West Zone School Students Championship was held at the Horsham...
Ararat youngsters shine on international futsal stage
Ararat youngsters Bobby Maconachie and Cody Hamilton have both proudly...