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Ararat council defers rates plan
It’s time to put on a red nose
Ararat jewellery theft value increases
Cash thefts hit Ararat shops
NBN to increase downloads and double plan limits
Stawell Gold Mines host rescue training | Photos
"High-angle rescues are fairly common in this region."
Students plan for future | PHOTOS
Reckless Stawell youths film public nuisance acts
Nectar Farms expansion to create new jobs
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Local Sport
Equipment grant for girls football
Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Victoria Danielle Green wants Stawell to keep active.
Bou Chard outpaces the champion
In a surprise win Horsham horse Bou Chard left the reigning champion well behind.
Fresh Mellors wins Kent title
Having missed the first seven races of the season, the 46-year old was thought to be “underdone” for ...
Regional Focus
Three dead in light plane crash
SA Police confirm three fatalities after a light plane crash in South Australia's south-east.
St Patrick's College apologises to victims of sexual abuse
A Victorian college has taken the momentous step of officially apologising to victims of sexual abuse.
A Marvel-ous solution to super disc disappointment
Fear not Marvel Super Disc fans, your dreams of a complete collection could yet come true.
World kettlebell record smashed
The kettlebell was 24kg. Imagine lifting it 240 times in 30 minutes. Melanie Harris did.
'Disturbing': Calls for retirement village inquiry amid Aveo scandal
Calls have been made for the government to urgently review the retirement village sector.
Lego kid explains how wheat gets from farm to silo | Video
Ever wondered how wheat gets off the farm to the GrainCorp silo? Wonder no longer.
TV Guide
National
Outgoing passenger cards no longer needed
From Saturday, you'll no longer need to fill out the outgoing passenger card.
Box Hill heart surgeon dies after alleged one-punch assault
Patrick Pritzwald-Stegmann, the heart surgeon who was attacked at Box Hill Hospital last month, has died from his ...
Netflix slugs Aussies with price rise
Australians will pay up to 20 per cent more for Netflix as the streaming video giant rolls out ...
‘Appalling, immoral': Kangaroo found shot, posed in chair
A kangaroo has been shot and tied to a chair in an "appalling and immoral" act of animal ...
Navy member dies on border force patrol boat
A member of the Royal Australian Navy has died in unknown circumstances on a patrol boat.
Tragedy and triumphs of modern family life revealed
The 2016 census reveals what's going on behind the curtains of Australia's 10 million homes.
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Community
MP Kealy provides insight
Nationals MP Emma Kealy spoke at the June meeting of Horsham Probus Club.
Lodge celebrates Austin installation
Noel Austin was installed for a second term at Lowan Lodge 107 on June 17.
Entertainment
Play School is moving to a new time, and parents are not happy
Play School is an Australian institution. So change causes problems. Big problems.
Praise the Lorde: Melodrama tops the charts
The 'sophomore slump' may have claimed its share of budding popstars, but Lorde has officially sidestepped the second ...
Five celebrities experience homelessness firsthand
Five "wealthy Australians" experience homelessness first-hand, loitering camera crews notwithstanding.
This design rule on House Rules is in poor taste
Who the hell chooses taxidermy to decorate cancer patient care facilities? Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, that's who.
Which Hogwarts house do you belong in?
Quiz: Each week, try your hand at a new set of wacky and weird questions.
Inside the Wild Side portrait series
What’s that saying about never working with children and animals?
Your weekly horoscope
What does the week ahead hold for you? Find out here.
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Life & Style
Rebel Wilson to launch fashion label
"I know how hard it can be to find the cool, quality fashion I want to wear, even ...
The 'most exciting discovery in pain in the last 20 years'
could something as simple as touch really decrease pain? And, if so, how?
Why I ditched my frantic pursuit of enlightenment
My so-called spiritual life was at risk of becoming my whole life, yet I was no closer to ...
Regretting motherhood does not mean you're a bad mother
COMMENT: Society prepares you to want motherhood but it wants nothing to do with helping mothers.
The women who regret becoming mothers
Three women who have had second thoughts about becoming mothers tell their stories
Money can buy happiness if you spend it on these three things
How would you spend $20 for the biggest payoff in happiness? What did you actually spend your last ...
Opinion
Progress provides reason for optimism
OPINION | June has been a most enjoyable month for Horsham Rural City Council.
Letters to the editor | June 28, 2017
Getting house in order can be a real party
Tiani celebrated her 11th birthday with a party for a dozen girlfriends at our place last Friday night, ...
Letters to the editor | June 26, 2017
Letters to the editor | June 23, 2017
Wimmera Mail-Times letters to the editor for June 23, 2017.
Celebrate and support local businesses | editorial
Travel
Slow living in Orange
Enjoy the often forgotten pleasures of slow living in the Central West
Five highlights in your travel week | 23 June
Get a load of what's hot in the world of Australian travel this week.
10 things I love off the Great Western Highway
Driving between Sydney and Lithgow and have a few lazy hours up your sleeve?
Lord Howe without peer for wonders
Bushwalkers and birdwatchers are spoiled for choice on Lord Howe Island, 600km east of Port Macquarie