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Rainbow artist Belinda Eckermann is repurposing old cricket bats to auction off with proceeds donated. Pictures: SAMANTHA CAMARRI

Collecting cricket bats for a cause

Matt Currill

Forest Fire Management Victoria plans burns in the Grampians

Forest Fire Management Victoria plans burns in the Grampians

Cassandra Langley

Nearly forty per cent of Mallee voted early | Federal Election 2019

Nearly forty per cent of Mallee voted early | Federal Election 2019

Alexander Darling

Rosehaven Alpacas owners David and Pam Pratt

Laharum alpaca stud thrives as market grows

Erin Witmitz

How did your town vote?

See how the Wimmera's towns voted | Federal Election 2019 | Map

Jade Bate

Call for tougher action on deer

Call for tougher action on deer

Erin Witmitz

Highway route unaffected after negotiations

Highway route unaffected after negotiations

JessieAnne Gartlan

Rainbow artist Belinda Eckermann is repurposing old cricket bats to auction off with proceeds donated. Pictures: SAMANTHA CAMARRI

Collecting cricket bats for a cause

Matt Currill

Forest Fire Management Victoria plans burns in the Grampians

Forest Fire Management Victoria plans burns in the Grampians

Cassandra Langley

How did your town vote?

See how the Wimmera's towns voted | Federal Election 2019 | Map

LIFE MEMBER: Don Perry has been involved at the Horsham Squash Club for more than four decades. While Perry said he owes any on-court success to his teammates, he's been a champion off the court.

Don Perry's passion for squash and decades of dedication

Richard Crabtree

The Horsham Saints huddle during the 2018 DUFFL season.

Saints celebrate their first win of the season

Matt Currill

The Wimmera Netball Association 17-and-under side. Pictures: CONTRIBUTED

Junior representative sides close big weekend with impressive tournament

Matt Currill

LIFE MEMBER: Don Perry has been involved at the Horsham Squash Club for more than four decades. While Perry said he owes any on-court success to his teammates, he's been a champion off the court.

Don Perry's passion for squash and decades of dedication

Lily Eldridge with Bendigo East Swimming Club coach Chris Geyer. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Young swimmer selected to compete at national championships

Matt Currill

The 2019 WNA open interleague side before the game. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Interleague netball team suffers heartbreaking loss in final seconds

Matt Currill

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Wimmera events to mark in your diary

Wimmera events to mark in your diary

Sonia Singha

CREATIVE: Horsham artist Nichola Clarke shows off some of her creations made from recycled materials.

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Art Is... launches program for 2019 Festival

Alexander Darling

RECOGNISING HELPERS: Wimmera Southern Mallee LLEN MATES mentoring team members Millie Kemp, Vanessa O'Loughlin, Lorraine Merton and Di Dent prepare for the lunch on Monday. Picture: SONIA SINGHA

Wimmera Southern Mallee LLEN to celebrate National Volunteer Week

Sonia Singha

Wimmera events to mark in your diary

Wimmera events to mark in your diary

FRUITS OF THEIR LABOR: Heather Brennan, Jeanette Hardman, Sandra Douglas and Rebecca Grieger, with the Twirling Stars quilt for the Horsham Patchwork and Quilters 2019 exhibition. Picture: SAMANTHA CAMARRI

New additions to Horsham Patchwork Quilters' 2019 exhibition

Alexander Darling

Brady King as Stacee Jaxx.

Your sneak peak of Horsham Arts Council's Rock of Ages | Photos, Video

Jade Bate

Ballarat man Lindsay, 69, has been delighted with the service Pennytel has delivered saying, "I won't go with anyone else 'cause I'm happy - you won't get better."

Old-fashioned service brings satisfaction with a smile

An icon of the sport: Kevin Baker will be remembered on Saturday night at Blue Ribbon Raceway. Photo: courtesy of the Baker family.

Racing in memory of Kev

Mark Cowin

SERVICE PLUS: When it comes to telephone companies, 80-year-old Ballarat man Donald cares primarily about two things, an affordable plan and good old fashioned customer service. Advertiser content for Pennytel.

A company that cares

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Ballarat man Lindsay, 69, has been delighted with the service Pennytel has delivered saying, "I won't go with anyone else 'cause I'm happy - you won't get better."

Old-fashioned service brings satisfaction with a smile

Taste the best wine and food the Grampians has to offer at the Grampians Grape Escape on May 4 and 5.

Explore the Grape Escape

Great wine, food and produce will be on offer all weekend to keep your tastebuds happy while live music, family entertainment and cooking demonstrations will keep you entertained.

Indulge in the best of the Grampians

Impressive home and lifestyle

Impressive home and lifestyle

Settle in nicely to small-town living

Settle in nicely to small-town living

House of the Wek

Home ownership appealing as Horsham vacancy rates remain low: Property researcher

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Home ownership appealing as Horsham vacancy rates remain low: Property researcher

Alexander Darling

Carrying on: Marian Byfield, along her husband Don, has not let their life-threatening cancer diagnoses slow their Biggest Morning Tea event down.

Join in the Biggest Morning Tea

Opportunities: Whether you are interested in the environment, history or animals there's a volunteer position for you.

Give a little time, help a lot

Maeve McKenna

REUNION: Paula Clark with more than 100 of her relatives at Murtoa's Railway Hotel on Saturday night. Picture: ALEXANDER DARLING

Descendents of Murtoa founding family reunite, 100 years after tragedy

Alexander Darling

Carrying on: Marian Byfield, along her husband Don, has not let their life-threatening cancer diagnoses slow their Biggest Morning Tea event down.

Join in the Biggest Morning Tea

SCALLYWAG: Buster Grosser, behaving himself after his exciting outing to the vet. He was happy to see his doctor but even happier to leave!

Surviving a trip to the vet

Yolande Grosser

Former resident returns to entertain | Photos, video

Former resident returns to entertain | Photos, video

Cassandra Langley

How did your town vote?

See how the Wimmera's towns voted | Federal Election 2019 | Map

The weird, whacky wonderfulness of election day

The weird, whacky wonderfulness of election day

A screengrab from a YouTube video showing the former PM Bob Hawke skolling a beer from Mr Brandon.

Hawke downing 'one for the country' brings back memories

Tassie devil predicts election outcome

Tassie devil predicts election outcome

Former resident returns to entertain | Photos, video

Former resident returns to entertain | Photos, video

Cassandra Langley

LEVERAGE: New Wimmera-Mallee Tourism officer Lauren McBriarty wants to help small businesses in the northern Wimmera get the most out of doing what they love. Picture: ALEXANDER DARLING

Business skills and digital innovation: What's next for the Silo Art Trail

Alexander Darling

ANNOUNCEMENT: Deputy Prime Minister Miachel McCormack with Mallee Nationals candidate Anne Webster and Member for Lowan Emma Kealy on Wednesday. Picture: ALEXANDER DARLING

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Horsham business owner criticises Nationals' Wimmera River election commitment | video

Alexander Darling

LOCAL CHOICE: Wimmera Mail-Times sales representatives Hayden Kemp and Josh Sykes with a sneak peek of Monday's front cover. Picture: SAMANTHA CAMARRI

Special edition calls on residents to Get Vocal, Support Local

PLANS: GWM Water plans to upgrade the wastewater infrastructure within Goroke, to collect effluent waste from septic tanks and greywater systems.

Lobbying achieves results

Mayor Jodie Pretlove

CATCH: Michelle and Geoff Ward of Invermay with their catch of trout from Lake Wartook last month. Each trout weighed in excess of one kilogram. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Letters to the editor | May 10, 2019

NICE CHANGE: Hindmarsh mayor Ron Ismay says it's nice to be able to write about recent rain received in the region. Photo: SHUTTERSTOCK

Welcome rain in district

Councillor Ron Ismay

FOCUSED: Debra Byrne juggles her successful musical theatre and recording career with her role as full-time carer to her two grandsons. She is set to star in Sweeney Todd in Sydney and Melbourne.

Why kids are Debra Byrne's 'top priority'

Geraldine Cardozo

TOO COCKY BY HALF: People tend to be overconfident of their financial knowledge and skills, according to the report.

Lack of financial knowledge soaring

Older participants needed for new immune boosting drug trial

Older participants needed for new immune boosting drug trial

Eileen Wood

Tanya Plibersek has declined a run for the Labor leadership against Anthony Albanese.

Chalmers 'considering' Labor leadership

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Scott Morrison looks likely to be in charge of a majority government with at least 77 seats.

Morrison set to win parliament majority

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Vivian Frederick Deboo is appealing against his jail sentence for sex crimes against children.

SA pedophile appeals sex crimes sentence

Closing arguments are being made in the fraud trial of former Ipswich mayor Andrew Antoniolli.

Ex-Ipswich mayor awaits fraud trial fate

WA Premier Mark McGowan is accused of 'crab-walking' away from Labor's federal defeat.

McGowan 'crab walking' from election role

Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese has linked the franking credits policy to the election loss.

Cloud over Labor's franking credit plans

Marnie Banger

Zynal Javid Khan allegedly followed a 22-year-old woman for more than a kilometre then raped her.

Man denies raping new mum in Melbourne

Amber Wilson

PM Scott Morrison will have an uphill battle to repeal asylum seeker medical evacuation laws.

Morrison faces roadblock on refugee bill

Daniel McCulloch

COLOUR: Kristy Tippett with a fresh bunch of fragrant heritage rose blooms in her sorting shed at Soho Rose Farm. The 8000 roses are grown outdoors in Dean's volcanic soils rather than in a glasshouse. Photo by Adam Trafford.

Spud farm blooms into heritage roses

Hayley Elg

US Hereford leader to headline Australian forum

US Hereford leader to headline Australian forum

Warm, dry weather is expected until cooler conditions on Sunday.

BoM: A warm, dry week ahead

Marian Macdonald

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

Making the extraordinary appear ordinary in Siem Reap City

John Rozentals

Looking for a bucket list item? Try paddling the Murray

Looking for a bucket list item? Try paddling the Murray

Juanita Greville

Petra: The Rose City is a highlight of the 14-day 'Walking in the Footsteps of Abraham' tour.

Wishing you were somewhere else? Here's your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

Where it started: The 1979 Racecam innovation was celebrated on a stamp in 2004.

Tech Talk: The evolution of dashcams

Mathew Dickerson

SORE SPOT: Too many Australians tend to put up with pain, particularly back pain, rather than seeking treatment.

A right pain in the ... back

A paved courtyard is a great option for creating a flat, stable platform to define your space. It can transition from an entertaining area, to a kids' play space, to a place of relaxation for empty nesters.

Renovate instead of relocate