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McDonald playing for the Nunawading Spectres in 2014.

Shane McDonald and the education of a basketball career | Legends of Yesterday

Richard Crabtree

Mitchell Clark. Picture: TAMARA JANE PHOTOGRAPHY

Mitchell Clark prepares for sell-out boxing match

Richard Crabtree

Montanna Connelly, Horsham.

See all the action as Horsham holds swimming meeting

McDonald playing for the Nunawading Spectres in 2014.

Shane McDonald and the education of a basketball career | Legends of Yesterday

HERO: Riley Downer's sporting hero is his dad.

Hitting two fours a highlight for Riley

Powerhouses dominating competition

Cassandra Haskett

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Festival rocks Horsham for the very first time | Photos, video

Daina Oliver

ROCK ON: Horsham Arts Council cast and crew members are getting ready for the group's next production, Rock of Ages, which will be staged in May next year. Picture: SEAN WALES

Horsham Arts Council ready to rock after casting next show, Rock of Ages

Jade Bate

TREASURES: Horsham's Wimmera Base Hospital Ladies Auxiliary Op Shop volunteer Beryl Kemp with a copy of the Op Shop Adventures book. Picture: SAMANTHA CAMARRI

Op shopping treasure trail guide for the Grampians

Rochelle Kirkham

Festival rocks Horsham for the very first time | Photos, video

JOYFUL: A combined Horsham primary schools choir will perform at this Sunday's Horsham Carols by Candlelight. Picture: DAINA OLIVER

Community set to unite for Horsham Carols by Candlelight | Photos

Jade Bate

Makers’ Christmas Market marks the start of festive season | Photos

Daina Oliver

Rebecca Stern, of Mustard Made.

Savvy business mums are doin' it for themselves in regional Australia

Emma Elsworthy

Aloha Zen’s Byron Bay Pillow, $107.00

Unique gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-guy in your life

Emma Elsworthy

2018: Today solicitors Nicholas Panayotis Tsekinis, Anita Ward, Ted McCabe, Katrina Liston, and John Brack celebrate the firm's 130th birthday with family, staff and clients.

Proud 130th birthday

Business Feature

Rebecca Stern, of Mustard Made.

Savvy business mums are doin' it for themselves in regional Australia

The Small Folk’s founders Anna and Simon Davis say their roles as early childhood educators helped guide their vision to create "enchanting, holistic play, celebrating a naturally simplified childhood".

Why a labour of love makes all the difference in regional Australia

Emma Elsworthy

Amber Drop Honey (500 grams), $10.50

Christmas Gift Guide: 15 of the hottest pressies UNDER $50

Beautiful quality-built family home with inground pool

House of the Week

Great family entertainer home on offer

House of the Week

Stylish and perfectly maintained home

House of the Week

Lake Marma rotunda.

Community assets across the Wimmera receive cash grants for improvements

Jade Bate

Woodbine's Alex Barlow with her bauble.

Unique community Christmas tree unveiled at Horsham Town Hall

Alexander Darling

TOP HONOUR: Gerald Murnane won a literary award with his latest novel, Border Districts. Picture: TIMOTHY HILLIER (Courtesy of Perpetual, Copyright Agency)

Goroke author earns top honour at prestigious literary award

Lake Marma rotunda.

Community assets across the Wimmera receive cash grants for improvements

CELEBRATE: Ladies of the craft group of Horsham Branch celebrated their end of year Christmas lunch and final craft day for this year.

Group enjoys craft meeting

Rene Vivian

AWARD: Josie Thomas with the Laura Mitchell Perpetual Award after the Dancer's Zone concert.

Dancer’s hard work rewarded

Katie pats Kifaru

Kifaru the rhino settling well at Halls Gap as enclosure officially opens | Photos

A herd of pigs targetted in the aerial shoot.

Aerial cull takes out nearly 5000 feral pigs

Picture: JESSICA SHAPIRO

Scorching heat and hot winds lash the Wimmera

Representatives from Bank Australia and Greening Australia with the Banksia award for the Minimay conservation reserve. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

National sustainability award for Wimmera reserve

Picture: DARRIEN TRAYNOR, FAIRFAX MEDIA

No room for complacency: CFA officers urge caution after survey results

Carly Werner

Kiralee Mathrick of Murtoa cools off at Horsham Aquatic Centre on Thursday. Picture: SAMANTHA CAMARRI

Temperatures set to soar again, fire bans in place

Carly Werner

Bill Morrison, Fred Wight, Keith Beddison and Barry Arnott wait to tee off the 10th during Vetrans Golf Day at Horsham

Throwback Thursday: December 2002 | Photos

Just some of the stars on the red carpet on Wednesday night.

15 photos from the AACTA red carpet

EXPERIENCED: Cr Kevin Erwin is starting his fifth term as mayor of Northern Grampians Shire Council, after first being elected to council in 2003.

Exciting times are ahead

SILLY SEASON SYNDROME: Christmas is always a time of intense activity, in the shops and around the house as we whip ourselves into a frenzy cooking and cleaning.

A frantic festive face-lift

Yolande Grosser

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Letters to the editor | December 7, 2018

PROSTATE: Research shows some men would prefer to sacrifice survival odds rather than suffer the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer: men trade-off survival for quality of life

Eileen Wood

Labor accused of ‘milking’ self-funded retirees

HEALTH CONCERN: More older people are drinking to hazardous levels. Image Pixabay.

Boomers the new ‘risky’ drinkers

Eileen Wood

A report says a tax on alcohol is the most cost-effective way to tackle obesity in Australia.

Grog tax best way to tackle Aust obesity

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Premier Steven Marshall says South Australia is the ideal location for Australia's new space agency.

Adelaide to host Australia's space agency

34m ago

PM Scott Morrison will offer states and territories $1.25 billion more in health funding at COAG.

Morrison offers states $1.25b health boost

34m ago

WORKCOVER QUEENSLAND: Fines totaling more than $475,000 have been issued over a teenager’s workplace death on a large cotton and cattle property at Goondiwindi in 2016.

Farm fined $475,000 over teen’s death

Former AFL player Ben Cousins is facing two new drug charges.

Ben Cousins charged with new drug offences

Lucky Gattellari

Gattellari found guilty of Ron Medich plot

Margaret Scheikowski

Suspended Logan mayor Luke Smith. Photo: Robert Shakespeare

Suspended Qld mayor fails to block order

Aaron Bunch

Labor replaces Emma Husar in Sydney seat

Paul Osborne

Four unique accommodation options in Victoria

Enjoy a white Christmas in Whistler

Your 2018/19 essential guide for the winter in Whistler

Rachael Hopwood

Aranui 5 passengers being taken ashore in the Marquesas.

Six highlights in your travel week | 3 Dec

John Rozentals

SPECIFIC EATING: The input of an accredited practising dietitian when testing the FODMAP diet is important because it is quite complex.

Gut in a rut? You might want to try the Low FODMAP Diet

Healthshare

Timber gives warmth to the pool area and has a premium finish designed to withstand the forces of nature and UV.

Decking crafted to perfection

OPPORTUNITY: Dubbo's Jamie McGaw in Antarctica standing next to Australia's icebreaker Aurora Australis. Photo: STEPH VAN DER WIELAN

Like snow, ice and isolation? Maybe this will work for you