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Lions claim historic win in Mininera grand final | Photos, video

JessieAnne Gartlan and Brian Allen

Wimmera mental health wait times up to 12 weeks

Jade Bate
2hrs ago

Fyans Creek murder: Janice Bufton sentenced to 24 years in prison

JessieAnne Gartlan

SACRED: Father Eric Bryant does not agree with the new law that asks priests to break the confessional seal.

Priest will not break confessional seal

Monique Patterson

State award for Wimmera Landcare group

Erin Witmitz

BEHIND THE WHEEL: Stawell Secondary College student Jacob Gilmartin with instructor Chris Bailey at the learning to drive program on Thursday. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Hitting the road for safe driving and independence

Cassandra Langley

POLICE READY FOR THE BIG EVENTS: Horsham acting Inspector Brendan Broadbent and Senior Sergeant Leigh Creasey. Picture: ALEXANDER DARLING

Wimmera police launch road safety operation ahead of major events

Alexander Darling

Lions claim historic win in Mininera grand final | Photos, video

JessieAnne Gartlan and Brian Allen

Wimmera mental health wait times up to 12 weeks

Jade Bate
2hrs ago

TEAM TAS: Pride in the jumper on show right here.

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Team Tas: it's time to decide

1hr ago

Nick Peters, Emma Buwalda and Dan Mendes.

Tight races tipped for Toohey and Hatcher Medals

Matt Currill
1hr ago

CHASING WILLYWOO: Julie Hertz depends on the pig affording her some level of fitness.

Pet pig plays part in Hertz's surprise cross country win

Keith Lofthouse

HANDING OVER THE REINS: Swifts co-coaches Daniel Parkin and Scott Carey will hand over the senior football coaches role to Brett Hargreaves (centre). Picture: CASSANDRA LANGLEY

Swifts sign new coach for season

Cassandra Langley

Tight races tipped for Toohey and Hatcher Medals

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Wimmera league preliminary final scores, action, photos

Matt Currill

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PREPARATION: Stawell's St Patrick's Primary School students had once last dress rehersal on Thursday. Picture: CASSANDRA LANGLEY

Delighting decades on the stage

Cassandra Langley

TOP DROPS: Adam Richardson of A.T. Richardson wines is one of many wine growers in the Grampians region participating in Seriously Shiraz, which runs from Friday to Sunday. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Seriously Shiraz: Grampians wine celebration returns for Father's Day weekend

Alexander Darling

Small business commissioner to inform and listen

Cassandra Langley

Delighting decades on the stage

WELCOMING: Halls Gap's Judy Hilbig and Katy Mitchell will open their doors to welcome in the public during the Australian Ceramics Open Studios event. Picture: PETER PICKERING

Unearthing the region's potters studios

Cassandra Langley

HISTORIC: Jesse Eckel, Naish McRoberts, Damian Joiner and Cody Driscoll model the jumpers that will be worn this weekend. Picture: LACHLAN WILLIAMS

Stawell Warriors to celebrate merger with blockbuster day at Central Park

From left to right, Josephina McDonald from Halls Gap Lakeside Tourist Park, David Hosking from Grampians Insurance Brokers and Rohan McDonald from Halls Gap Lakeside Tourist Park.

Insurance coverage without the catches

Vanessa Hayden, Advertiser content

Raising the standard of managers and leaders to create a better society

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26m ago

Harness Racing is a fast-paced exciting sport which is sure to keep the crowds entertained on cup day with eight races plus pony trots.

Enjoy a harness racing Christmas

Insurance coverage without the catches

INPUT: What do you have to say about living and working in regional Australia? Join the discussion at futurefocusproject.com.au.

Have your say on living in regional Australia

Joanne Crawford

Does your car harbour a deadly secret? Keep your family and friends safe by urging them to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for a 'tap on the shoulder' for Takata

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A well-loved welcoming abode

Dawn Rasmussen

As good as new with great prospects

Dawn Rasmussen

Consider the options here

Dawn Rasmussen

OKAY: Caterina Linton and Linda Nyikos host a stall on Barkly Street, Ararat.

'It's okay to not be okay'

JessieAnne Gartlan and Jade Bate

Budja Budja launches new mobile clinic

Cassandra Langley

TAKING COVER: The Bugiga camp shelter on the Grampians peak trail. Picture: PARKS VICTORIA

Five things to add to your Grampians visit bucket list

'It's okay to not be okay'

Delighting decades on the stage

Cassandra Langley

SOMETHING WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT: Doing pelvic floor exercises every day can help with incontinence.

A strong pelvic floor can help 'taboo' issue | Local Leader

Jess Tucker

Raising the standard of managers and leaders to create a better society

26m ago

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Team Tas: it's time to decide

1hr ago

A still from drone footage at Werri Beach by Christopher Joye.

Watch shark head straight for unaware surfer

The dichotomy of the 21st century laid bare. Photo: Shutterstock

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From robot dairy farms to Mother Nature exploding on your doorstep

Harrow-Balmoral celebrate winning back-to-back premierships.

Harrow-Balmoral cap off perfect season with a premiership

Richard Crabtree

Lions claim historic win in Mininera grand final | Photos, video

JessieAnne Gartlan and Brian Allen

Kalkee wins B Grade premiership in tight contest

Erin Witmitz

Kalkee too good for Natimuk in C Grade

Erin Witmitz

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OVER THE WATER: Lake Lonsdale looking very thirsty as a storm rolls in over the Grampians. Picture: Blake Clark

Letters to the editor

See over a million spring flowering bulbs at Tesselaar Tulip Festival in Victoria, including tulips, daffodils, ranunculus and anemones.

Hello petal! Australia's must-see flower festivals

Geraldine Cardozo

FRIEND IN NEED: Alma's recognition of Tom's stroke symptoms helped to get him to hospital for a treatment in a timely fashion

Quick thinking Alma a stroke of luck for Tom

ART FORM: "I've stuck with pen, paper and paint," says Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd, pictured here painting the cat Scarface Claw in her home studio in New Zealand.

Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd's chaos theory

Geraldine Cardozo

Dry lightning storms expected in Qld on Tuesday will worsen conditions for crews battling fires.

Dry storms could fuel Qld bushfires

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The disability royal commission held its first public session in Brisbane on Monday.

Probe puts NDIS providers in crosshairs

13m ago

Inflation nightclub director Martha Tsamis sued the State of Victoria over police comments in 2014.

Attempt to block Vic club defamation compo

26m ago

Deputy PM Michael McCormack has had a shot at environmentalists 'using frogs' to stop dam-building.

PM denies politicising natural disasters

43m ago

The claim of 10,000 jobs lost under Tasmania's Labor-Greens government gets a 'somewhat true' grade.

10,000 Tassie jobs lost claim lacks detail

46m ago

Protestors during an anti-abortion rally in Hyde Park, Sydney.

Pro-choicers seek 'outbreak of good sense'

Angelo Risso
49m ago

Cethana Power Station has been shortlisted as a potential development site for pumped hydro. Picture: Paul Scambler

How the Battery of the Nation will power up Tasmania's future

Sarah Lansdown
56m ago

Queenslanders who leave their dogs locked in hot cars could soon be charged with animal cruelty.

Qld law change that goes after pet owners

Sonia Kohlbacher
1hr ago

TIPS: Barastoc animal nutritionist Elise Davine is urging people to check their chook's health heading into spring.

Chook health the focus of a new campaign

2hrs ago

TOP: Wallaloo Park's Trent Carter, Wallaloo, with the buyer of the top priced ram at $18,000, Richard Harkness, Superior Wool Merinos, Tintinara, SA.

Wallaloo Park rams sell to widespread demand

Alastair Dowie

TOP: Top priced ram at the Sohnic Merinos ram sale on Friday at $12,000 with vendors Scott Nicholson, and Greg Hose and buyer Roger Hunt, Chain Pump, Bordertown, SA,

Sohnic sale rolls on with increased offering

Alastair Dowie

FASCINATING: The Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum is known for exhibiting specimens from every major stage of life on Earth.

A weekend at the museum

Andrew Lotherington

Master reef guide Pablo Cogollos takes passenger on Sunlover Reef Cruises on a snorkelling tour. Picture: Calypso Reef Imagery

Discover the reef with a master guide

Bangkok tops Paris, London as world's most-visited city

Chayut Setboonsarng in Bangkok

E-scooters are taking over streets in Europe with modern technology paving the way.

Technology leads to the electric scooter invasion

Mathew Dickerson

IMPACT: Ageism, the stigma associated with dementia, and an inability to report incidents are ways people experience discrimination at work or in the community.

Remove stigma and show support for dementia

DESIGNATED SPACE: Nominate a place to set up your home office that ideally has a lot of natural light and is a little out of the way.

REAL AUSTRALIATeam Tas: it's time to decide

REAL AUSTRALIATeam Tas: it's time to decide

REAL AUSTRALIAFrom robot dairy farms to Mother Nature exploding on your doorstep

REAL AUSTRALIA
Team Tas: it's time to decide

REAL AUSTRALIA
Team Tas: it's time to decide

REAL AUSTRALIA
From robot dairy farms to Mother Nature exploding on your doorstep