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Race to the top for Stawell CFA
SEVEN members of the Stawell Fire Brigade recently took on the gruelling 28-floor Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb, pushing their endurance to the limit while raising money for
11 October, 2026
General News
Six weeks to have say on VNI West
LANDHOLDERS and communities along the proposed VNI West transmission corridor now have six weeks to formally respond...
9 October, 2026
Lions fire up fundraising campaign
STAWELL Lions Club has set itself a $32,000 fundraising challenge as it...
Halls Gap News, Ararat News, Stawell News
Deer monitoring trial launches across the Grampians
PROJECT Platypus has officially launched a new community-led initiative...
Local youth programs in jeopardy
A local organisation assisting young people with employment and...
Council & Politics
Councils walk away from VNI West process
NORTHERN Grampians Shire has walked away from a key VNI West assessment group, accusing the process of becoming...
5 October, 2026
Coalition pledges Halls Gap to zoo shared trail
A NEW 3.3-kilometre shared walking and cycling path connecting Halls Gap...
Local News
Regional road maintenance needs to de-privatised say Greens
THE Greens candidate for Lowan wants road maintenance to be brought back...
Setting the stage for the future
THE Stawell Entertainment Centre has been serving the community for more...
Rural & Agriculture
Good times return to sheep country
THERE is a renewed sense of optimism among sheep producers. The paddocks are green, dams are full, wool prices are...
28 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
Native Flower Show returns this weekend
THE districts biggest gardening event of the year, The Pomonal Native Flower Show, returns today and tomorrow at the...
3 October, 2026
100 years on canvas, 25 in the bottle
ONE hundred years after Sir Arthur Streeton painted one of western...
Ready, set, bloom
ORCHIDS will fill the Stawell Entertainment Centre this weekend as...
From tentative sketches to gallery walls
KELLIE Russell still seems a little surprised that people want to hang...
Our People
Old mates weave plans for reunion
A SIMPLE idea to bring a few former workmates together for a photograph could become something much bigger for the...
25 September, 2026
A pair beyond compare
DI HOLDEN thought she had been told remarkably little for someone...
Life membership for history stalwart
AROUND 31 years ago, Diane Western and her husband Tim were the driving...
Stawell CFA returns to stair climb challenge
STAWELL CFA members will once again tackle the Annual Melbourne...
Sport
Bywater secures gold at Deakin
Stawell MMA fighter Travis Bywater claimed gold in the Melbourne Savage Grappling event at Deakin last weekend.
9 October, 2026
Marnoo ready to embrace new cricket era
Marnoo Cricket Club is excited to enter a new era, with the club set to...
Scott rewarded after years of near misses
After numerous second-place finishes, Liam Scott has claimed his maiden...
Fowkes backs up with another Warriors best and fairest
Stawell Warriors ruckman Josh Fowkes has continued his dominance at club...
Business
Seppelt revival starts with wine
GETTING Great Western’s historic winery ready for the 2027 harvest will be the first major priority for Seppelt’s...
5 October, 2026
Back in the market
BRUCE McIlvride had been out of real estate for more than two years, but...
Cheers! It’s a deal for Seppelt
ONE of Great Western’s most important institutions is changing hands,...
Opinion & Perspectives
OPINION - GAYLE TIERNEY MP
As we move into spring and look to the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, I wanted to update readers on...
10 October, 2026
Local News
Editorial
It has been interesting speaking to different people about the impending...
Opinion Cr Karen Hyslop
Councillor briefings provide a great opportunity for us councillors to...
Local News
Canberra Calling - Dr Anne Webster MP
OPINION I am livid that - yet again - the Albanese Labor Government are...