SELLING the sound of silence might be one of the greatest challenges in the history of fundraising.

HORSHAM Rural City Council and Wimmera Development Association will lobby for more affordable housing in the municipality.

GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL: Facing the impending death of a friend is unimaginable for most students.

HORSHAM Highway Patrol has arrested a Ballarat man near Wail after he allegedly led police on a two-and-a-half ...

Royal Children's Hospital appeal and Easter Egg hunt raise money for sick children.

RIVERINA: A man and a woman have been charged with the murder of Rodney Willis.

NEWCASTLE: A minute silence was held prior to the Knights-Broncos game in memory of Paxton miners.

NATIONAL: The royals are on a three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand.

STAWELL GIFT SEMI-FINALS: Queensland's Isaac Dunmall has recorded the fastest time in the 2014 Australia Post Stawell Gift ...

STAWELL GIFT: Stawell athlete Ash Cowen has tasted success on his home track, taking out the 1600-metre Stawell ...

SEE all the action from day one at the 2014 Stawell Gift here.

ALL the action from the 2014 Stawell Gift family day on Sunday.

He was quick to anger, hard to talk to. The war changed him, his family said. Yet as he neared ...

Catholics are in power this Easter, with the highest proportion of ministers of that faith occupying senior positions in a ...

Consumers risk being ripped off by a website selling artwork at more than 10 times its value.

Fears about Facebook stem from stories far older than the internet.

Workers with physically demanding jobs will be hard hit if the pension qualifying age is increased.

Special trusts allow parents to ensure financial security for their disabled children, writes Kate Jones.