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Young Grasshoppers storm to premiership
Navarre's under-12 footballers have put last year's runners-up defeat behind them to claim the 2026 Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League premiership with a
14 September, 2026
General News
Potholes leave motorists counting the cost
SAFE, reliable roads are one of the most basic services governments are expected to deliver, but recent rain has once...
13 September, 2026
Popular Ballarat bakehouse expands to Ararat
ARARAT is set to welcome a new bakery and café to Barkly Street in a...
New Telstra tower to boost Lexton mobile coverage
LEXTON residents will soon have access to better mobile telephone and...
Fatal accident near Beaufort
Police are investigating a fatal crash in Trawalla this afternoon....
Council & Politics
Nationals pledge help for country councils
THE Nationals say they are backing rural councils like Northern Grampians Shire with a plan to deliver fair funding...
8 September, 2026
On an island over farmer fines
A NORTHERN Grampians councillor has stood alone against calls for fines...
More police to make Stawell safer
MEMBER for Lowan Emma Kealy said operating hours at Stawell Police...
Liberals’ plan to make Ararat safer
THE Coalition says it will increase the operating hours of the Ararat...
Rural & Agriculture
Bird Flu detected in Pyrenees Shire
THE Pyrenees Shire has reported its first confirmed case of the H5 virus also knows as bird flu. The Department of...
4 September, 2026
Ararat News, Avoca News, Beaufort News, Stawell News
Bird flu edges closer to the Grampians
POULTRY farms and people with backyard chickens are being urged to...
Ewe beauty, a ripper day at Marnoo
TORRENTIAL rain failed to dampen spirits at Marnoo last Wednesday as...
289 ewes stolen from Lexton
BEAUFORT Police are investigating the theft of 289 pregnant ewes from a...
Lifestyle & Entertainment
A spectacular experience
FIVE Halls Gap Primary School students have gone from rehearsing songs at their small rural school to performing...
13 September, 2026
Old blankets tell new stories
WOOLLEN blankets once made to keep people warm have found a very...
A passion in full bloom
JOHN Welsh only has to step into his backyard to be surrounded by the...
Beers to flow again at Elmhurst
AFTER its closure six years ago, the Elmhurst Pub is preparing to...
Our People
A pair beyond compare
DI HOLDEN thought she had been told remarkably little for someone expected to keep an entire day free. There was no...
11 September, 2026
Beaufort CWA celebrates 100 years of service
A cold Wednesday in Beaufort was warmed by a strong sense of community,...
Life membership for history stalwart
AROUND 31 years ago, Diane Western and her husband Tim were the driving...
Backing the Blizzard one parma at a time
ARARAT RSL is throwing its support behind local Olympian Sarah Blizzard,...
Sport
Hawks, Eagles set for another grand final classic
Tatyoon and Ararat Eagles will renew one of the Mininera District Netball League’s biggest rivalries when they meet...
11 September, 2026
Rats bow out, two sides remain
Ararat Rats’ A-Grade netballers have bowed out of the Wimmera Football...
Warriors’ finals campaign comes to an end
Stawell Warriors’ senior, reserves and under-17 football teams have...
Rats book fifth consecutive grand final
Ararat has booked its place in a fifth consecutive Wimmera Football...