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Regions such as Halls Gap could be affected.

'Pretty big impact': region to suffer from metro lockdown

Richard Crabtree
Cassandra Langley

The rural-metro divide facing families due to new COVID-19 lockdown

OPINIONThe rural-metro divide facing families due to new COVID-19 lockdown

Juanita Greville

Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a re-entry to lockdown in some parts of Victoria.

UPDATEDMelbourne re-enters lockdown as COVID-19 reaches record high

Help available for those affected by COVID-19

UPDATEDHelp available for those affected by COVID-19

Ben Fraser

SA will impose a hard border closure with Victoria after a spike in coronavirus cases in Melbourne.

SA to stop Victorians crossing the border

Tim Dornin

The Stawell Warriors celebrate the under-15 netball premiership in 2019.

Fixture released as junior sport forges ahead

Richard Crabtree

No new COVID-19 cases in Grampians and Wimmera but 191 in Victoria

BREAKINGNo new COVID-19 cases in Grampians and Wimmera but 191 in Victoria

Regions such as Halls Gap could be affected.

'Pretty big impact': region to suffer from metro lockdown

Richard Crabtree
Cassandra Langley

The rural-metro divide facing families due to new COVID-19 lockdown

OPINIONThe rural-metro divide facing families due to new COVID-19 lockdown

Juanita Greville

The brown snake came off worse for wear after a battle with 'Jimmy.'

'Fanging' it to escape brown snake

Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a re-entry to lockdown in some parts of Victoria.

UPDATEDMelbourne re-enters lockdown as COVID-19 reaches record high

Help available for those affected by COVID-19

UPDATEDHelp available for those affected by COVID-19

A St Kilda Rd tree during version 1 of Melbourne's lockdown. Photo: Shutterstock

DIGESTBorder closes first, then Melbourne to be ringfenced

No new COVID-19 cases in Grampians and Wimmera but 191 in Victoria

BREAKINGNo new COVID-19 cases in Grampians and Wimmera but 191 in Victoria

Left: People gather at entrance to quarantine camp at the Albury Sportsground. Note the man holding the suitcase who has a pipe underneath his face mask. Picture: ALBURY LIBRARY MUSEUM COLLECTION

IN DEPTH1919: The last time the Victorian NSW border was closed

Anthony Bunn

NW Premier Gladys Berejiklian

ANALYSISCan I cross the NSW-Victoria border? There are exemptions, but you'll need a very good reason

Jon Iredell

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. Picture: Shutterstock

ANALYSISHere's how the Victoria-NSW border closure will work - and how residents might be affected

Andrew Burridge

Supermarkets put limits on toilet paper for the second time during the pandemic . Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Supermarkets lift buying restrictions for second time

Kathryn Lewis

The Stawell Warriors celebrate the under-15 netball premiership in 2019.

Fixture released as junior sport forges ahead

Richard Crabtree

Patrick Dangerfield wants to give racism the boot and is one of the spearheads behind We Got You.

Sports stars head racism campaign

Melissa Woods

Richmond captain Trent Cotchin has empathised with teammates who don't want to relocate interstate during the COVID-19 crisis. Photo: Kelly Defina/Getty Images

OPINIONWhingeing AFL players out of touch with reality

Howard Kotton

The Stawell Warriors celebrate the under-15 netball premiership in 2019.

Fixture released as junior sport forges ahead

The Grampians Giants and the Wimmera Whippets. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Grampians Giants' season cancelled

Richard Crabtree

Want to share sport results, draws or teams?

Want to share sport results, draws or teams?

No exucses: Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is ready and waiting.

Northern Territory escape turns dreaming into reality

John Rozentals

The strip between the Gold Coast Highway and the Esplanade is the heart of Surfers Paradise. Picture: Supplied

Queensland's golden strip has glitz and glamour

Lydia Roberts

ACT Chief Health Officer Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

People coming from virus hotspots forced into quarantine in ACT

Daniella White

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Haven Market stalls will be outside and patrons must follow social distancing rules. Photo from 2013.

What's on this weekend: the Haven Market is back

Taylor Padfield

FOR A CAUSE: Spirit of Punjab cooks Kamalpreet Singh, Navjot Sharna and Amrinder Singh are ready to help Australian farmers on Sunday. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Lending a hand to Australian farmers

Cassandra Langley

THINKING CAPS ON: Stawell Bowling Club's Jess Cass asks questions at last years trivia night. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Stawell Bowling Club hosts annual trivia night

Cassandra Langley

Haven Market stalls will be outside and patrons must follow social distancing rules. Photo from 2013.

What's on this weekend: the Haven Market is back

The path back to a new normal

The path back to a new normal

Emma Brown

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Emma Brown

Making a difference: Natasha Bull and her grandmother Evelyn Berg.

Family affair: The united front of women with passion for supporting kids in need

Rosie Ryan

The path back to a new normal

The path back to a new normal

Staying close to your loved ones at a distance

Staying close to your loved ones at a distance

Emma Brown

A sweet Easter treat that is easy on the waistline

A sweet Easter treat that is easy on the waistline

Emma Brown

You wish: Eco-house with green heart goes under the hammer

You wish: Eco-house with green heart goes under the hammer

RESULT: The winning bidders with CRE Martin agent Clive Martin

Auction result reflects interest in regional real estate market

Dawn Rasmussen

Beautifully crafted home wins architecture award

Beautifully crafted home wins architecture award

Ruth Lewis

Ararat's Clare Vanina and Angie Waihape plan their fundraising event to help raise awareness for allergies and anaphylaxis.

Bringing local awareness to living with allergies

Cassandra Langley

Brambuk National Park and Cultural Centre opened in 1989, making it Australia's oldest Aboriginal Cultural Centre.

Brambuk closure a chance to 'reinvigorate' centre

Taylor Padfield

Redemption song: One man's journey from slave trader to freedom fighter.

COMMENTAmazing Grace: a monument to salvation | Opinion

Reverend David Robinson

Ararat's Clare Vanina and Angie Waihape plan their fundraising event to help raise awareness for allergies and anaphylaxis.

Bringing local awareness to living with allergies

Easy and reliable: Cyclamen coum look good for six to eight weeks so are ideal for bringing a welcome burst of colour inside during winter.

Cyclamen bring bright cheery burst of winter colour | Gardening

Dar Brookes

Haven Market stalls will be outside and patrons must follow social distancing rules. Photo from 2013.

What's on this weekend: the Haven Market is back

Taylor Padfield

The brown snake came off worse for wear after a battle with 'Jimmy.'

'Fanging' it to escape brown snake

A beautiful photograph of the platypus found at the Bega River. Picture: Matthew Higgins.

WATCHWatch a platypus frolic in the Bega River

HARD WORK REWARDED: 2020 NSW Senior Australian of the Year Sue Lennox. Picture: Salty Dingo

FREETime to shine a light on inspiring Australians

Damage at Murtoa roadworks

UPDATEDDamage at Murtoa roadworks

Satellite footage shows how fire scars are healing

Satellite footage shows how fire scars are healing

Kim Chappell
Nicole Phillips

IMMUNOLOGY: Researchers at UTAS have found a new system to assess the immune system of Tasmanian Devils.

Uni researchers make Tasmanian devil breakthrough

Jackson Worthington

Talent: During Covid-19 lockdown Brett Collidge and a group of North-West musicians have collaborated on a cover version of a classic AC/DC song. Picture: Supplied.

It really is a 'Long Way to the Top' in lockdown: month long collaboration hits YouTube

Libby Bingham

Ararat's Aris Mallari has failed to find suitable housing in about 12 months of returning to the area. Picture: CASSANDRA LANGLEY

SUBSCRIBERArarat engingeer's year-long search to find somewhere to live

Cassandra Langley

The rural-metro divide facing families due to new COVID-19 lockdown

OPINIONThe rural-metro divide facing families due to new COVID-19 lockdown

Juanita Greville

How you can help sustain local news | Editorial

How you can help sustain local news | Editorial

Juanita Greville

HISTORY: Ballarat teenager Grace O'Dwyer is the first to claim the 120 metre Stawell Women's Gift on parity in 2015. Grace knows no different than Stawell at Easter. Picture: Samantha Camarri

OPINIONRoad to Stawell ritual will hurt for a while

Qantas flight attendant Sara Armbrecht at the Qantas Founders Museum holding two dolls dressed in her minature Qantas uniforms: a Pucci unform worn 1974 to 1985 (left) and the current uniform designed by Martin Grant.

Flights of fashion: Doll collection celebrates century of Qantas uniforms

Geraldine Cardozo

Reforms for NSW retirement villages.

Retirement village reforms welcomed

Eileen Wood

GOOD HEALTH: Dr Michael Mosley has written a new book about coronavirus that includes an entire section dedicated to boosting the immune system.

Michael Mosley: How to boost the immune system

Samara Ross

Albury mayor Kevin Mack and Wodonga mayor Anna Speedie say they have been left in the dark.

Information gap as border closure looms

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There are concerns for regional communities as NSW moves to close its border with Victoria.

Concerns for NSW-Vic border communities

1hr ago

Big investment for a new flavour of M&Ms invented in Victoria

1hr ago

Victoria's chief health officer is advising frontline workers to wear face masks in health settings.

Vic health workers told to wear face masks

2hrs ago

NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles said the restrictions on travellers could be in place for a year.

NT brings back mandatory quarantine

Greg Roberts
2hrs ago

WHAT A CAREER: This month marks 50 years since Helen Worland's improbable appearance at Wimbledon in 1970. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Half a century since Wimbledon showdown and still a world tennis champ

Jake Humphreys
2hrs ago

Coronavirus case numbers have risen by 191 in Melbourne as more public housing residents are tested.

Melbourne lockdown returns for six weeks

Benita Kolovos
2hrs ago

A pop-up hospital has been built at Melbourne Showgrounds in anticipation of a spike in covid cases.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

NEW VENTURE: Matt Dalgleish, together with colleague Andrew Whitelaw, will head up Thomas Elder Markets, a market analysis business backed by Elders.

Elders launches market analysis business

Gregor Heard

CROPPING BOOM: Good soils and rainfall have boosted the prospects for cropping, in the south-west of the state, says Mercardo general manager Robert Herrmann.

Crops winning the 'fight for acres' in south-west

Andrew Miller

Pasture tunnel moth larvae are very slender. Image: cesar

Chimneys in your soil?

Francesca Noakes

NEEDED: What technology would you like to be compulsory in vehicles? Photo: Shutterstock

Study shows tech delay has a big impact on fatality figures

Mathew Dickerson

THE ENTERTAINER: Cooinda House has been designed with plenty of space for when the entire family comes together. Photos: Matthew Gianoulis.

Fit for a king, queen or the entire palace

There's plenty to keep you busy in the garden over winter

There's plenty to keep you busy in the garden over winter

John Gabriele