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Wimmera Football League's Cody Lindsay and Horsham District's Nick Pekin. Pictures: RODNEY BRAITHWAITE/SHEPPARTON NEWS/RICHARD CRABTREE

Community Championships rankings in question after interleague victories

Richard Crabtree

HONOUR: Molly Stewart receives her award at the netball from Warracknabeal police officer Leading Senior Constable Peter Taylor.

An example to teammates

The Wimmera Under 15 boys representative team gained some good experience at the country championships.

Juniors gain experience

Simon King

Wimmera Football League's Cody Lindsay and Horsham District's Nick Pekin. Pictures: RODNEY BRAITHWAITE/SHEPPARTON NEWS/RICHARD CRABTREE

Community Championships rankings in question after interleague victories

Horsham's Josh Barry celebrates his gold medal in the triples at the multi-disability National Championships with his partners Lucas Protopapas and Barry Brennan. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Barry bowls his way to gold medal at national championships

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

Richard Crabtree

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Left: Brady King as Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages. Right: Horsham Arts Council's next show will be Mamma Mia! which will be staged in October.

Horsham Arts Council wraps Rock of Ages, gets ready for Mamma Mia! | Photos, Video

Jade Bate

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

Left: Brady King as Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages. Right: Horsham Arts Council's next show will be Mamma Mia! which will be staged in October.

Horsham Arts Council wraps Rock of Ages, gets ready for Mamma Mia! | Photos, Video

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

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

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

Horsham Primary School student Lenny Bacon dress up during Education Week at Horsham Primary School.

Horsham schools celebrate Education Week | Photos

Left: Brady King as Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages. Right: Horsham Arts Council's next show will be Mamma Mia! which will be staged in October.

Horsham Arts Council wraps Rock of Ages, gets ready for Mamma Mia! | Photos, Video

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

Robert Crawford

Tassie devil predicts election outcome

Tassie devil predicts election outcome

Scott Gelston

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

TECHNOLOGY: The state of the art SMARTfit technology at Stawell Sports & Aquatic Centre was one location visited by Victorian Governor Linda Dessau AC.

Funding upgrade success

Cr Kevin Erwin

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

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

More Australians are spending their final days in hospital palliative care, a report has found.

More Australians accessing palliative care

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A second envelope with unidentified powder was sent to Green senator Sarah Hanson-Young in Adelaide.

Alarming envelopes sent to Hanson-Young

A coroner has found police couldn't be criticised for their actions during a fatal car pursuit.

Fatal crash 62 seconds after pursuit began

Relief for lower income earners may not be available by tax time, but it may happen retrospectively.

New tax cuts priority but timing unclear

An anaesthetist who examined a patient's rectum without consent says he did so reluctantly.

No consent for rectal exam by anaesthetist

Sarah McPhee

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is facing demands for more regional MPs in her cabinet.

Qld cabinet needs regional shake up: MPs

Sonia Kohlbacher

Two men and a woman are being hunted by police after a violent crash on a NSW highway.

Murder warrants after fatal NSW crash

Perry Duffin

Trevor Tolputt died at Lake St Clair in Tasmania while walking the Overland Track alone.

Dead Tas bushwalker made 'poor decisions'

Ethan James

Mallee Nationals MP Dr Anne Webster

Nats good showing in Victoria bodes well for party

Andrew Miller

Pony Club Australia is celebrating 80 years of building bonds between horse and rider.

Pony Club turns 80

Marian Macdonald

Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK

Real deer problem 'forgotten' group says

Elspeth Kernebone

GOTTA DO IT?: Australian travellers surveyed by Hotels.com were more willing to pay out big ($1000 per night) to stay in five-star luxury in Anaheim, California in 2018.

Getting more bang for your five-star buck

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

Dogs love their walks, and provided they are physically able to, should have at least one good walk a day.

How to make walkies wonderful for both of you

RSPCA

You might notice your pets getting extra cuddly as the cool weather sets in.

Caring for your pet in cold weather

RSPCA

Parents usually face the decision over religious, family or cultural tradition reasons. There is a significant emotive element - people feel strongly in favour or against.

Reasons you might consider circumcision

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