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Aerial picture of the Haven Market's November edition. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Haven Market cancelled due to severe weather forecast

'Many kids will panic': a swimming legend's advice for parents

'Many kids will panic': a swimming legend's advice for parents

Sarah Mills, Amity Perovic, Ashleigh Sorrell and Mardi Isbel at Horsham's Carols by Candlelight (2012).

Throwback Gallery: Horsham's Carols by Candlelight

Workplace Gender Equality Agency director Libby Lyons.

'Incumbent on everybody' to ensure women not sidelined in move to COVID normal

New training unit to help regional Victorians be safer at work

New training unit to help regional Victorians be safer at work

Coleambally pilot Steve Burgess spotted a meteor during a pre-dawn flight from Griffith on Friday. PHOTO: File

Is there a meteor sitting in your paddock?

T20 women's world champs win The Don Award

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Haven Market cancelled due to severe weather forecast

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Natimuk Showgrounds' courts set for sweeping safety upgrades

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Greyhound death at Horsham prompts renewed safety debate

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Fancy some lab-grown chicken nuggets at $50 apiece?

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Kendall to lead ACM exec team

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Imagine Bendigo's population being hospitalised on the same day

DIGESTImagine Bendigo's population being hospitalised on the same day

Pacific Suites resident Justin Weng was told several days after signing a lease that the hotel would be used for COVID-19 quarantine, almost a week after the decision had been made. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERJustin's perfect rental turned out to be a hotel used for quarantine

A word of warning before celebrating 'biological jujitsu'

DIGESTA word of warning before celebrating 'biological jujitsu'

Have you heard the latest? Photo: file

DIGESTThe pollies are teasing us again

New Victorian coronavirus rule changes to be announced this weekend

New Victorian coronavirus rule changes to be announced this weekend

New COVID-19 rule changes to be announced this weekend

New COVID-19 rule changes to be announced this weekend

Photo: File

DIGESTTell mum you'll be home for Christmas

Kim Chappell

An unedifying diplomatic pile-on

DIGESTAn unedifying diplomatic pile-on

Janine Graham

Australia's Women's T20 World Cup champions have won the Don Award for 2020.

T20 women's world champs win The Don Award

Natimuk United and Swifts in action during the 2019 season. Picture: TRISH RALPH

Natimuk Showgrounds' courts set for sweeping safety upgrades

Richard Crabtree

A greyhound in full flight in Horsham.

Greyhound death at Horsham prompts renewed safety debate

Richard Crabtree

Australia's Women's T20 World Cup champions have won the Don Award for 2020.

T20 women's world champs win The Don Award

Horsham Hornets president Jon Fitzgerald says it was a difficult decision.

Horsham Hornets make 'unfortunate decision' to pull out of CBL

Richard Crabtree

GUN: Jett Hopper celebrates a century during the 2020 under-15 country week. Picture: MATT CURRILL

HCA names country week representative sides

Matt Currill

"The brass in the piano actually started to melt. That's how hot it got", Torrington resident Richard Cork lost a property to fire on November 8, 2019. PHOTO: Andrew Messenger

LISTENWhen these wilderness escapes became death traps

"The brass in the piano actually started to melt. That's how hot it got", Torrington resident Richard Cork lost a property to fire on November 8, 2019. PHOTO: Andrew Messenger

LISTENWhen these wilderness escapes became death traps

Rick and Carolyn Lean lost their son to suicide two years ago after a long battle with addiction and mental health issues. Photo: Kellsey Galea

LISTENHow one city is trying to tackle its drug problem from within

Rick and Carolyn Lean lost their son to suicide two years ago after a long battle with addiction and mental health issues. Photo: Kellsey Galea

LISTENHow one city is trying to tackle its drug problem from within

The Drip Gorge, near Mudgee. PHOTO: Mudgee District Environment Group

LISTENMeet the women fighting for The Drip

The Drip Gorge, near Mudgee. PHOTO: Mudgee District Environment Group

LISTENMeet the women fighting for The Drip

Small-ship cruise gets green light for Tasmania

Small-ship cruise gets green light for Tasmania

Explore Travel

Australia is mostly open internally, so now's the time to head out on your next adventure. Picture: Shutterstock

Travel advice: the latest on border closures

Explore Travel

A weekend getaway in beautiful Hobart is just what the doctor ordered.

Whitsunday sailing, cut-price Darwin: this week's best travel deals

Explore Travel

GRASS FIRE WARNING: Laharum Captain Luke Dumesny, left, with other members of the Grampians Group CFA in 2019.

Warracknabeal, Rainbow Fire Danger Period to start Monday

GRASS FIRE WARNING: Laharum Captain Luke Dumesny, left, with other members of the Grampians Group CFA in 2019.

Warracknabeal, Rainbow Fire Danger Period to start Monday

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WHAT A SIGHT: The completed silo art at Goroke. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out Goroke's new silo art

Matt Currill

COMPELLING: Nick Nolte was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Affliction. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

WHAT'S ONA brooding, broiling film with a rotten tooth at the core | Review

Keith Lofthouse

ON YOUR BIKE: There are many trails to explore in the Grampians. Picture: SUPPLIED

OPINIONEmbrace the freedom you've sacrificed for and help rebuild business

Grampians Tourism

WHAT A SIGHT: The completed silo art at Goroke. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out Goroke's new silo art

PUTTING THE HALL ASIDE: ACT Natimuk's Tracey Skinner will help deliver the 2020 Goatfest online this Saturday. Picture: ALEXANDER DARLING

Goatfest soldiers on without hall

Alexander Darling

FUN AND GAMES: Sophie Hole, 5, Ballarat, tries to win a prize by playing one of the sideshow games at the Horsham Show. Picture: ERIN WITMITZ

WHAT'S ONIt's showtime! Horsham virtual show on now

Cassandra Langley

How to have a Merry Christmas without breaking the bank

How to have a Merry Christmas without breaking the bank

Story brought to you by Savvy

Stand-up paddle boarding on the Moyne River. Photos courtesy of Great Ocean Road Tourism.

Port Fairy (and surrounds) summer checklist

Special Publication

Welcome the new year with a splash | Out & About summer 2020/21

Welcome the new year with a splash | Out & About summer 2020/21

Special publication

How to have a Merry Christmas without breaking the bank

How to have a Merry Christmas without breaking the bank

The mighty Murray cruise

The mighty Murray cruise

Emma Brown

Meet our pawesome pets of the Wimmera & Grampians 2020

Meet our pawesome pets of the Wimmera & Grampians 2020

Dawn Rasmussen

BE EXTRA VIGILANT: Swim Safety Ambassador Laurie Lawrence is calling on pool owners to be more diligent. Photo - supplied.

Don't forget safe gates save lives

BE EXTRA VIGILANT: Swim Safety Ambassador Laurie Lawrence is calling on pool owners to be more diligent. Photo - supplied.

Don't forget safe gates save lives

POSTIVE OUTLOOK: 2021 is set to be a strong year of capital growth in Australian property according to Doron Peleg of RiskWise Property Research. Photo - Shutterstock.

The housing market landscape has shifted quickly

POSTIVE OUTLOOK: 2021 is set to be a strong year of capital growth in Australian property according to Doron Peleg of RiskWise Property Research. Photo - Shutterstock.

The housing market landscape has shifted quickly

SELLING FAST: The average Victorian home is spending just 33 days on the market according to the latest figures from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria. Photo - Shutterstock.

Optimism returns to Victoria

Ruth Lewis

COMPROMISE: According to new research, almost half (45%) of Australians say they settled for something other than their perfect home, with the most common compromises including location, home size and price. Photo - Shutterstock.

The highs and lows for Australian house hunters

A dynamic not been seen for years

A dynamic not been seen for years

HUMBLY ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF HIS MATES: Bob Smith with his World War II 75th anniversary commemorative medallion and certificate.

Soldier who came of age amid battlefields in New Guinea

HUMBLY ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF HIS MATES: Bob Smith with his World War II 75th anniversary commemorative medallion and certificate.

Soldier who came of age amid battlefields in New Guinea

COMFORT BELOW: Nurses in the Second World War in the Underground Hospital in Mount Isa.

Did 79 soldiers die of cyanide?

COMFORT BELOW: Nurses in the Second World War in the Underground Hospital in Mount Isa.

Did 79 soldiers die of cyanide?

SHOVELLING SNOW IN SYRIA: Members of the 2/3 Battalion clearing snow in 1942.

Tragic drowning of digger who fought the enemy in three countries

SHOVELLING SNOW IN SYRIA: Members of the 2/3 Battalion clearing snow in 1942.

Tragic drowning of digger who fought the enemy in three countries

CAROLS CANCELLED: Horsham Carols by Candelight performers Jamie Thomas and Grace O'Donnell-Clancy pre- recording the event. Picture: TAYLOR PADFIELD

Horsham Carols by Candlelight online event cancelled

Taylor Padfield

PODCAST HIT: Murtoa residents Laura Delahunty and TJ Kerrins started their own podcast Indecent Dols. Picture: TAYLOR PADFIELD

Meet the hosts behind Wimmera's hit comedy podcast

Taylor Padfield

NEW BEGINNINGS: Rosemary Nolan has opened Emporium Rose, an old wares store, in Apsley. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

A new 'quirky little old wares' shop has opened

Cassandra Langley

CAROLS CANCELLED: Horsham Carols by Candelight performers Jamie Thomas and Grace O'Donnell-Clancy pre- recording the event. Picture: TAYLOR PADFIELD

Horsham Carols by Candlelight online event cancelled

TIME TO TEST: Brian Nagorcka is encouraging men aged over 50 to get regular prostate cancer checks in the post-COVID-19 lockdown era.

A new Horsham nurse and prostate cancer plea - over 50, get checked

Juanita Greville

Scamwatch: Think Covid-19 Scams are a thing of the past? Think again

Scamwatch: Think Covid-19 Scams are a thing of the past? Think again

Coleambally pilot Steve Burgess spotted a meteor during a pre-dawn flight from Griffith on Friday. PHOTO: File

Is there a meteor sitting in your paddock?

Speck at Day Street Police Station after a long adventure. Picture: NSW Police.

'Quite the adventure': Yass dog coming home after a 300km journey

LET ME TAKE A SELFIE: Matthew McConaughey takes a snap with Batlow Hotel owners Matt and Linda Rudd. Picture: Supplied

Matthew McConaughey lends star power to publicans

Shocking vision of the moment a car hits a group of cyclists

Shocking vision of the moment a car hits a group of cyclists

AstraZeneca's vaccine is already being manufactured in Melbourne.

EXPLAINERWhen will we get our COVID-19 jabs?

Steve Evans

John Paul Young

See John Paul Young star alongside shedders

Nicholas Nakos

THOSE DAYS: Powderfinger's new compilation Unreleased 1998-2010 features songs written for their most commercially-successful albums.

Powderfinger unlock vault to reveal embarrassment of riches

Josh Leeson

AstraZeneca's vaccine is already being manufactured in Melbourne.

EXPLAINERWhen will we get our COVID-19 jabs?

Steve Evans

These stories are not just about the women who dare speak out. They are about the men who fail to do the same. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONParliament's male-dominated culture has let men off the hook for too long

Virginia Haussegger

As Victoria's COVID-free streak continues, it's probably time to reconsider mask rules

OPINIONAs Victoria's COVID-free streak continues, it's probably time to reconsider mask rules

Lara Herrero and Eugene Madzokere

Grampians Tourism and NAIDOC Week | Local Leader

Grampians Tourism and NAIDOC Week | Local Leader

Marc Sleeman, Chief Executive Grampians Tourism

LISTEN TO THIS: The winning project holds promise for those who have suffered hearing loss as a result of ageing, among other possible factors.

Hearing loss treatment crowned winner

ONLINE CHECK: There are many charities that deserve your donation this Christmas. But before giving, do a quick check on the ACNC website's Charity Register.

How to avoid charity scams this Christmas

Geraldine Cardozo

Ethicist calls for sexbots for elderly

Ethicist calls for sexbots for elderly

Coleambally pilot Steve Burgess spotted a meteor during a pre-dawn flight from Griffith on Friday. PHOTO: File

Is there a meteor sitting in your paddock?

Heidi Strbak has had her new sentence for the manslaughter of her four-year-old son suspended.

Convicted Qld child killer to walk free

A Toyota HiLux. Photo: Shutterstock

Thousands of Toyota HiLux utes to be recalled

WIDE OPEN ROAD: Lake Macquarie City Council confirmed on Friday that the Hunter Joint Planning Panel had approved Costco's Cockle Creek plan.

First regional NSW Costco gets approval

Emergency Services Minister Mark Ryan is trusting experts to make the right calls on Fraser Island.

Water bombers slow Fraser Island bushfire

Aaron Bunch

An inmate who escaped a prison near Bathurst on Friday is being hunted by NSW police.

Escaped inmate on the run near Bathurst

Tiffanie Turnbull

KEEP ON TRUCKING: The road transport sector is gearing up for major growth despite an aging workforce and a shortage of drivers.

Want to drive a big truck? There's a driver shortage looming

Vernon Graham

A Sydney quarantine hotel cleaner is likely to have contracted COVID-19 at work.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

IMPACT: Joshua Maunder from Bellenden Ker, Queensland completed a UTAS horticulture masterclass in 2019 and this year received a coveted Nuffield Scholarship.

Tassie course packing national skills punch

The Total Livestock Genetics facility at Camperdown will house the Genetics Australia bull management, semen management and semen collection and production services.

New hub in SW Vic for dairy genetics

DEMAND: South Gippslanders were among the big buyers at Sale on Thursday. File photo.

Cows and calves sell to $3000 at Sale

Bryce Eishold

Perennial nasturtiums just keep on giving - you can eat the leaves, flower and tubers. Pictures: Hannah Moloney and Shutterstock.

The treasures of perennial nasturtiums

Hannah Moloney

A fruit picking robot named Clive (this is not a picture of Clive) is getting to work this year. Picture: Shutterstock.

OPINIONRobots may be the answer to backpacker fruit-picker shortage

Mathew Dickerson

The Australian retirement income system languishes in the government too-hard basket. Picture: Shutterstock.

Retirement income systems languish in the too-hard basket

Noel Whittaker