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RESTING: Mick Gadsden will have two weeks off cricket as his team, Swifts-Great Western will have the bye in round two. Picture: PETER PICKERING

Cricket heads into first two day match

Cassandra Langley

Mason Keast wins the Ararat Gift last season.

Future of Ararat Gift in doubt

Cassandra Langley

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Doug Newberry gets serious

Tennis is back, some action from the weekend

Thomas Deng (l) and Awer Mabil have opened sporting doors for African-born sportsmen in Australia.

African Australians blaze sporting pathway

Steve Larkin

GETTING READY: Preparations for the 2018 Stawell Quilt show. The room will look much fuller at the weekend for the biennial event. Picture: LACHLAN WILLIAMS

Two-year wait over as Stawell Quilt Show returns

Lachlan Williams

Mark 'Jacko' Jackson. Picture: Glenn Campbell

Iconic football personality headlines comedy night at Stawell pub

Lachlan Williams

AWARD WINNING: Jimi Hocking returns to Stawell at the Diamond House. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Screaming Jets guitarist Jimi Hocking returns to Stawell’s Diamond House

GETTING READY: Preparations for the 2018 Stawell Quilt show. The room will look much fuller at the weekend for the biennial event. Picture: LACHLAN WILLIAMS

Two-year wait over as Stawell Quilt Show returns

NATIVES: Residents will be able to have the opportunity to learn and purchase native wildlife at the Pomonal Native Flower Show.

Native flowers on display at the long-running Pomonal Native Flower Show

SPRING TIME: John Welsh and his orchids are ready for the Stawell Orchid Society's annual spring show. Picture: CASSANDRA LANGLEY

Spring is in the air for Stawell Orchid Society

Cassandra Langley

Pomonal Flower Show visitors in the Out & About magazine for Spring 2018

The Wimmera and Grampians Out & About spring season is a stunner

Dawn Rasmussen

Planning is key: Make sure to mark your moving boxes clearly. You can use stickers to colour code which room they belong to, fragile tape to mark delicate items and markers to note 'heavy' and 'do not cut with a knife' boxes.

Prepare to make the move as smooth as possible

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Facing the facts: Statistics show that 73 per cent of young people (aged 14-18) are consuming too much sugar. Ensure you help them create good habits and teach them to brush and floss from a young age.

Brush up on your dental health

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Pomonal Flower Show visitors in the Out & About magazine for Spring 2018

The Wimmera and Grampians Out & About spring season is a stunner

GIFTS: If you do Kris Kringle, or bring gifts to be given out by Father Christmas, check with the venue about clearing up the mess of paper and ribbons at the end of the night.

How to choose the venue for a cracker Christmas party

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A little help for those who care for a friend or relative with dementia can make a very big difference.

Help makes a big difference with dementia

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Family home with back street access too

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Delightfully fresh, bright and full of light

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You’ll appreciate this renovated beauty

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REMEMBERING GREG: Beloved member of the Wimmera community Greg Goldsmith died on Sunday. He is pictured here in 2014 at the HDFNL Best and Fairest Count after he received a Distinguished Service Award.

Tribute | Greg Goldsmith’s passion for family and sport to live on

Jade Bate

Ambulance Victoria Stawell's Alicia Neville shows a member of the community how to perform CPR

Community learns life-saving tips on Restart a Heart Day

RACES: Tianee Carlin, Courtney McKinnon and Sarsha Peck at the Horsham Cup last year.

What’s on in the Wimmera this weekend | October 19 to 21

Daina Oliver

REMEMBERING GREG: Beloved member of the Wimmera community Greg Goldsmith died on Sunday. He is pictured here in 2014 at the HDFNL Best and Fairest Count after he received a Distinguished Service Award.

Tribute | Greg Goldsmith’s passion for family and sport to live on

Klancy Repper

Losing the locks to shine spotlight on little-known disease

Lightning striking over the Grampians created spectacular viewing. Picture: KARL MEYER

Wild weather lashes the Wimmera | Photos

Stawell Primary School's Lisa Fleming, Kayla Membrey, Millie Humphrey and Michaela Armer with Neale Daniher (centre)

Stawell Primary teachers brave the cold to raise funds for FightMND | Video

Anthony Daniher and Northern Grampians Shire Council mayor Tony Driscoll

Big crowds at Stawell leg of Daniher’s Drive, convoy advances to Horsham | Photos

Big numbers turn out for entertaining brass festival | photos, video

AMAZING: This spectacular shot of Big Hill at sunset was captured by Lyn MacKenzie.

Through the lens of the Stawell Camera Club | September 2018

Baxter!

Pets of the Wimmera | Photos

PRESENTATION: students rehearse their curtsy and bow on stage in front of a ballroom themed backdrop.

Ararat debutantes prepare for ball this weekend

JessieAnne Gartlan

Barry Shea reads through documents at his Horsham home as he prepares to stake a claim for the Lowan leadership in November. Picture: CARLY WERNER

Horsham’s Barry Shea nominates for Lowan in state election | Video

Carly Werner

Eleanor and Angus make the most of their ice creams

Grampians Wildflower Show successfully celebrates milestone | Photos

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Why the Stawell Times-News is taking a bold new step | editorial

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Letters to the editor | September 14, 2018

SPOTLIGHT: Failings of the aged care industry will come under scrutiny from a Royal Commission.

Advocacy groups applaud aged care Royal Commission news

Eileen Wood

Simply stunned: Michael Palin said he feels "incredibly lucky" to have had such a diverse career, from Monty Python to travelling the world. Photo: John Swannell

Michael Palin: Always look on the bright side of life

Samara Ross

COMMONPLACE: Close to one million colonoscopies are carried out each year.

Colonoscopy stories wanted

Samara Ross

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's "historic" abortion laws have passed the Queensland parliament.

'Historic' abortion reforms pass in Qld

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Nationals MP Llew O'Brien says Coles and Woolworths should face a royal commission on the milk levy.

MP floats supermarket royal commission

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Harry and Meghan's Dubbo visit was part of a jam-packed schedule of 76 engagements across 16 days.

Harry and Meghan boost Dubbo's morale

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Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has urged Australia to rethink moving its Israel embassy.

Israel embassy idea worries Arab diplomats

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ACTU President Michele O'Neil and loved ones of those killed are calling for new industrial laws.

Report urges industrial manslaughter laws

Matt Coughlan
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Environment Minister Melissa Price denies she made offensive remarks to a foreign dignitary.

Minister rejects Pacific 'cash' comments

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Geoff Barker hopes to dislodge former Victorian minister Jane Garrett as an upper house candidate

Vic Labor pre-selection trial to start

Karen Sweeney
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Prince Harry and Meghan will experience the world's largest urban tram network in Melbourne.

Harry and Meghan to ride Melbourne icon

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The Blanc Delice at The Westin Sydney is almost too beautiful to touch.

Diner en Blanc’s stylish collaboration with Marriott

Enjoy a little weightlessness in one of three pools at Barceló Illetas Albatros

Taking a babymoon fit for royalty

There are some truly frightful destinations for adrenalin junky travellers.

Five haunted islands to visit this Halloween...if you dare

STATE OF CALM: More than 41 per cent of participants voted this soft grey-green colour the most relaxing, followed by Taubmans Faded Lilac and Padre Blue.

How paint colour affects your mood

Linley Wilkie

DELICIOUS: A diet rich in fresh plant-based produce and marine omega-3s can help reduce inflammation.

Inflammation: the new paradigm for heart disease

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Conversation starter: Filling your table with food from one end to the other means guests have to talk to each other and reach over in order to get their food, ensuring conversation flows throughout the meal.

The art of the dining table

Jennifer Birchall

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