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PRIZE: Finlay, left, Theo, Siyathma and Delilah surround the first prize for the Carey Street Kindergarten Fair fundraiser raffle.

Fundraising vital for Carey Street Kindergarten

JessieAnne Gartlan

Goldacres is transferring all its manufacturing processes to Ballarat.

End of an era for Goldacres at St Arnaud

Gregor Heard
Lachlan Williams

Pomonal Primary School students last year. Picture: Peter Pickering

Dream to become reality as Pomonal Primary receives funding

Lachlan Williams

Coffee will be available from the Little Mae Travelling Coffee Van.

Plenty to pick from at Stawell Primary School twilight market

Eddie. Picture: Tracy Lee

Chance to take care of four-legged friends with discounted microchipping

The New Savages are Darren Seknow and Milan Milutinovic.

Blues band to electrify Moyston

JessieAnne Gartlan

Jaala Pulford.

Upgrades for region’s key agricultural roads

JessieAnne Gartlan

PRIZE: Finlay, left, Theo, Siyathma and Delilah surround the first prize for the Carey Street Kindergarten Fair fundraiser raffle.

Fundraising vital for Carey Street Kindergarten

JessieAnne Gartlan

Goldacres is transferring all its manufacturing processes to Ballarat.

End of an era for Goldacres at St Arnaud

Gregor Heard
Lachlan Williams

DIGITAL AGE: Eric, Callum, Phil, Thomas, Christine and Brandon from Pinnacle enjoyed their time with the robots at Stawell Library on Tuesday. Picture: LACHLAN WILLIAMS

Using robots to get help adults and elderly online | Photos

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Australian Invictus athlete Jamie Tanner will compete in his third and final Games in Sydney.

Winning isn't everything at Invictus Games

Belinda Tasker

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 games for A grade

Cassandra Langley

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HISTORY: Author Martin Flanagan has written another book about football's history and its creator Tom Wills (inset).

Book to visualise interpreted history

Cassandra Langley

MAKING A STAND: Kerryn Manning at Stawell in 2018 is making a stand with other drivers against bullying. Manning received abusive messages during the week about a recent drive. Picture: PETER PICKERING

Harness racing driver takes stance against online bullying | Video

Cassandra Langley

Coffee will be available from the Little Mae Travelling Coffee Van.

Plenty to pick from at Stawell Primary School twilight market

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

Coffee will be available from the Little Mae Travelling Coffee Van.

Plenty to pick from at Stawell Primary School twilight market

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

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

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

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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Neat and tidy central brick home in the heart of town

House of the Week

Family home with back street access too

House of the Week

Delightfully fresh, bright and full of light

House of the Week

Pomonal Primary School students last year. Picture: Peter Pickering

Dream to become reality as Pomonal Primary receives funding

Lachlan Williams

COURAGE: Private Miller Mack of the 50th Australian Infantry Battalion was one of 21 Ngarrindjeri men who enlisted. Picture: AWM P10608.010

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

Coffee will be available from the Little Mae Travelling Coffee Van.

Plenty to pick from at Stawell Primary School twilight market

Pomonal Primary School students last year. Picture: Peter Pickering

Dream to become reality as Pomonal Primary receives funding

COLLECTION: The Australian War Records Section (AWRS) ‘trophy’ store at Peronne in 1918. Around 25,000 objects were shipped to Australia. Picture: AWM E03684

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

Winner: Professor Megan Davis is the overall winner of The Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence award. Photo by Peter Braig

The Australian Financial Review Women of Influence 2018 category winners revealed

Sally Patten

DIGITAL AGE: Eric, Callum, Phil, Thomas, Christine and Brandon from Pinnacle enjoyed their time with the robots at Stawell Library on Tuesday. Picture: LACHLAN WILLIAMS

Using robots to get help adults and elderly online | 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

Support the journalism that matters to you | editorial

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

Queensland hammer killer found guilty

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Republican Shorten meets royal couple

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Police won't apologise to 'terror suspect'

NSW kidnapping accused released on bail

World’s second largest ultra-class mining trucks arrive in Queensland

Notorious conman Peter Foster has walked free despite being handed a jail sentence for fraud

Peter Foster walks after fraud jail term

Margaret Scheikowski

Ex Dreamworld manager emotional at inquest

Murray Wenzel

Vic cabbies to sue Uber for lost earnings

Christine McGinn

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

Let the sun in: Light, fresh and airy - the Hampton's style is reminiscent of long summer days and light filled spaces.

How to: Hampton’s style

Jennifer Birchall

Lucky she's outside: Right now, over three billion people are absorbing the equivalent pollution to smoking two cigarette packets every day, because they have no electricity and no option but to cook inside poorly ventilated dwellings using materials such as animal dung for fuel.

Ask Noel: A solution to pollution

Noel Whittaker

Visit www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/seafood-school/about-sss for more great seafood recipes and cooking tips, advice on purchasing and storing seafood, species information and answers to frequently asked seafood questions.

Try this: Seared chermoula yellowtail kingfish with moroccan salad

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