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Georgie Carberry, Ella Rees and Emma Buwalda.

Young Wimmera athletes named in Netball Victoria’s first 19-and-under Regional Academy

Richard Crabtree

Sacha McDonald playing with Victoria Fury last season.

Sacha McDonald to keep developing in second season with Victorian Fury

Richard Crabtree

Sophie Martin and Bevan Brooke were both selected for Tenpin Bowling Australia training squad.

Sophie Martin selected for inaugural World Bowling Junior Championships in France

Richard Crabtree

Georgie Carberry, Ella Rees and Emma Buwalda.

Young Wimmera athletes named in Netball Victoria’s first 19-and-under Regional Academy

Study of concentration: Laelah Robertson is sure to be one of those who will benefit from the training camp in Mildura.

Volleyball training camp to set up a big year ahead

David Berry

Harley Pope soars in for the lay-up.

Hornets and Lady Hornets finish regular season in dominant fashion against Warnambool

Richard Crabtree

Fire puts our communities under siege | Photos

Fire puts our communities under siege | Photos

BLACK: The charred landscape in the Laharum area after the Northern Grampians Complex fire. Picture: RAY ZIPPEL

“It was like raindrops, but burning leaves” | Photos, Video

BLACK: The charred landscape in the Laharum area after the Northern Grampians Complex fire. Picture: RAY ZIPPEL

“It was like raindrops, but burning leaves” | Photos, Video

David and Jenny Grimble look out over the area where the Northern Grampians Complex fire entered their farm.

Threat arrives in minutes | Photos, Video

David and Jenny Grimble look out over the area where the Northern Grampians Complex fire entered their farm.

Threat arrives in minutes | Photos, Video

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Emmily Wilkie, Tayla Winfield, Amy Pilgrim, and Mitchell Whiting, Horsham, at the Harrow Tussock Jumper BnS Ball.

Annual Harrow BnS Ball helps to boost community | Photos

Jade Bate

TEACHING KIDS TO SHINE: Horsham Town Hall technical operations team leader Shane Podolski. Picture: Samantha Camarri

The keys to an Arts career

Alexander Darling

RELIC: Michael Woods with one of the prize exhibits at Woods Farming Museum at Rupanyup - a 1918 Fordson tractor. Pictures: GREGOR HEARD

Machines that drove an industry

Gregor Heard

Emmily Wilkie, Tayla Winfield, Amy Pilgrim, and Mitchell Whiting, Horsham, at the Harrow Tussock Jumper BnS Ball.

Annual Harrow BnS Ball helps to boost community | Photos

SMALL TOWN FUN: Revellers at the 2018 ball. Picture: CONTRIBUTED.

Harrow’s hallowed event returns

Alexander Darling

Image credit: Ed Fielding

Youthful attitude keeps Sayer on song

Alexander Darling

The rock art was found in the Mt Difficult Range and tells a story which links the cave to two other sites which can be seen from the clifftop. Picture: JUSTIN MCMANUS

Rediscovered rock art reveals an ancient monster

Joe Hinchliffe

From the desk of Mrs Claus: Mrs Claus opens her heart to tell the children of the world how she feels about them this Christmas.

A note from Mrs Claus to share the joy

Mrs Claus

Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

Emma Elsworthy

The rock art was found in the Mt Difficult Range and tells a story which links the cave to two other sites which can be seen from the clifftop. Picture: JUSTIN MCMANUS

Rediscovered rock art reveals an ancient monster

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

Park-like living in this fine Quantong family home

House of the Week

(CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT): Nhill, Edenhope, Dimboola and Warracknabeal.

Wimmera towns among the cheapest to buy houses in Victoria

Jade Bate

Lake access and uninterrupted views | Open homes interactive map

House of the Week

TrailRider sherpas in action at the Grampians National Park

Opportunity to make a difference and become a Grampians sherpa

Lachlan Williams

Emmily Wilkie, Tayla Winfield, Amy Pilgrim, and Mitchell Whiting, Horsham, at the Harrow Tussock Jumper BnS Ball.

Annual Harrow BnS Ball helps to boost community | Photos

Jade Bate

CHEEKY: Katianna 16 years ago, just before her teeth trouble started.

Pain of extracting wisdom

Yolande Grosser

TrailRider sherpas in action at the Grampians National Park

Opportunity to make a difference and become a Grampians sherpa

REMEMBERING BARRY: Beloved Wimmera resident Barry Brooksby died on January 4 at the age of 78. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Tribute | Barry Brooksby remembered for devotion to family and farming

Jade Bate

CLOSE CALL: Kaniva's Jenna Eastick and Brad Hendy welcomed their daughter Rylee Grace Hendy into the world on January 16 morning after receiving a police escort to Wimmera Base Hospital. Picture JADE BATE

Kaniva couple receives police escort for baby delivery

Jade Bate

Emmily Wilkie, Tayla Winfield, Amy Pilgrim, and Mitchell Whiting, Horsham, at the Harrow Tussock Jumper BnS Ball.

Annual Harrow BnS Ball helps to boost community | Photos

Brothers Mitchell and Connor Hobbs play on the dry river bed.

Remember When: Our famous Wimmera River struggles for life

Ewe are joking! Check out these weird and wacky ways to keep your pet cool

SMALL TOWN FUN: Revellers at the 2018 ball. Picture: CONTRIBUTED.

Harrow’s hallowed event returns

Horsham's Kiara Appleyard and Charlotte Knieveiss, cooling off at the Horsham Aquatic Centre.

Beating the heat this week

Image credit: Ed Fielding

Youthful attitude keeps Sayer on song

Alexander Darling

Rafael Nadal

It’s day 1 of the Australia Open and it’s hot

Rob Boschen

Eyes in the sky: Behind the scenes of those fighting fire from above | Photos, video

Lachlan Williams

CHEEKY: Katianna 16 years ago, just before her teeth trouble started.

Pain of extracting wisdom

Yolande Grosser

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Letters to the editor | January 18, 2019

Plenty on 2019 agenda

Cr Graeme Massey

GET IT RIGHT: Ensuring your seat belt fits properly could prove critical in a crash.

Seat belts: Are you using yours properly?

Professor Kiarash Khosrotehrani.

Cutting off melanoma escape routes

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

Glen Smith

Good Samaritan dies in his fiancee’s arms – man on the run

29m ago

Live export footage investigation underway

59m ago

A fire is still burning near Gell River, northwest of Hobart, scorching more than 20,000 hectares.

Worsening conditions fuel Tassie bushfires

A man is missing after he disappeared while swimming in the Murrumbidgee River in the NSW Riverina.

Search continues for missing NSW swimmer

Demolition work for the redevelopment of Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market precinct has begun.

Queen Vic Market precinct works begin

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian will not be among MPs being given a pill testing demonstration.

Pill testing shown to 'interested' NSW MPs

Sarah McPhee

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he is sick of identity politics.

Morrison tired of identity politics debate

Matt Coughlan

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian will announce the addition of almost 400 new classrooms.

Hundreds of classrooms upgraded across NSW

Back in time: The historic Mary Valley Rattler.

Relive history this Australia Day weekend

John Rozentals

Adventure Bay Retreat: Something special on Bruny Island. Photo: Brad Harris

Your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

Wilpena Pound: a natural amphitheatre.

Find yourself in the Flinders Ranges

John Rozental

INSPIRATION: Homemaker centres are ideal hunting grounds to source materials and decorative items to create a unique alfresco space.

The ideal alfresco space

Lots of benefits: Worms not only munch through a lot of your food waste, but will also produce fertiliser that your plants will love.

Worms help reduce waste

For more recipes see australianlamb.com.au

Try this: Honey, pineapple and chilli lamb leg