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Baggies searching for four-quarter consistency

Swifts senior footballers are continuing to battle inconsistency after suffering a 22-point loss to Edenhope Apsley in round five of the Horsham District Football Netball League.

13 May, 2026

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General News

Council rejects 24-hour service station over health and safety fears

NORTHERN Grampians Shire councillors have unanimously rejected a controversial proposal for a 24-hour Mobil service...

13 May, 2026

Stawell News

Major road safety upgrades for key freight routes

NORTHERN Grampians Shire Council will complete significant safety...

Stawell News

Station milestone keeps history on track

STAWELL Railway Station will mark 150 years since its official opening...

Stawell News

Grampians paramedic calls time on 50-year career

WHEN Ian Jones first climbed into the back of an ambulance, he was 17...

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Council & Politics

One Nation eyes Lowan and Ripon

Emboldened by securing its first lower-house election victory in Farrer, One Nation figureheads have signalled more...

10 May, 2026

Ararat News

Liberals rush to finalise Ripon candidate

THE Liberal Party is hoping to have a candidate on the ground soon for...

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New rules aim to ease rate pressure

VICTORIANS doing it tough financially are set to receive clearer and...

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MP calls it quits

Upper house MP Joe McCracken has announced he won’t recontest his seat...

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Rural & Agriculture

Fox bounty extended as $84 million flows to agriculture

LAST week’s state budget will deliver $84 million to support agricultural industries. The budget includes $62 million...

12 May, 2026

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Australia to have another 'crack' at Indian trade deal

AUSTRALIA will go back to the drawing board with India on expanding its...

Local News

The 'horrific' disease hitting regional Aussies hardest

By Duncan Murray/AAP. EXPOSURE to pesticides and other environmental...

Local News

Agricultural production on track to exceed 2030 industry target

AUSTRALIA’S farm gate production value is forecast to exceed $100...

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Lifestyle & Entertainment

Grape Escape delivers boost to regional economy

GRAMPIANS Grape Escape has wrapped a massive three days in Halls Gap, with more 7,500 people through the gates across...

9 May, 2026

Stawell News

Pull on the pink for Sunday’s Mother’s Day Classic

Stawell residents are being encouraged to pull on something pink and...

Stawell News

Local performers to star in Beauty and the Beast

STAWELL Performing Arts Company (SPACi) has engaged a number of local...

Halls Gap News

Fungi take centre stage at WAMA

WAMA’s newest exhibition, Entanglements with Fungi: Life, Death and...

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Our People

Monica Allan’s century of stories

ASK Monica Allan about her life and she won’t start with the big moments. She starts, instead, with the leeches.

3 May, 2026

Stawell News

The storm, the church and the man who stayed

ON Christmas Eve, 1974, Terry Dunn wasn’t in Darwin when Cyclone Tracy...

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Century milestone

THERE was laughter, cake and a room full of well-wishers at Macpherson...

Stawell News

Lions honour stalwart after 47 years of service

THE Lions Club of Stawell has recognised one of its longest-serving...

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Sport

Lions suffer first defeat

Great Western’s A-Grade netballers have suffered their first loss of the season, going down to Lismore Derrinallum by...

12 May, 2026

Navarre News

Lions too strong for Grasshoppers

Navarre tested itself against one of the Maryborough Castlemaine...

Navarre News

Grasshoppers cruise to fourth straight victory

Navarre’s start to the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball...

Stawell News

Warriors suffer first loss to Thunder

Stawell has lost its first game of the 2026 Wimmera Football Netball...

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