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The start of school for 2026 means motorists should slow down and remain alert around school zones and crossings.

Back to school road safety

WITH Victorian students returning to school for Term 1 of 2026, police are reminding motorists to slow down and take extra care around school zones.

6 February, 2026

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Barry's Corner: Shady trees

This business is ideal for an owner operator with plenty of opportunities to expand into extra lines and is being offered on a walk in, walk out bases with the price including all the stock.

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Current owner looking to retire after 30+ years

The view of the Grass Flat fire looking toward Natimuk and Quantong from Horsham on January 9, as it swept across thousands of hectares of farmland, taking homes and buildings with it.

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Victorian Bushfires claims above $200m

As a halfway point between Melbourne and Adelaide along the Western Highway, the Dimboola (and Nhill) Lions Club-run Driver Reviver at Lochiel gets many people getting an important rest stop.

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Calendar filling up fast

With wool markets lifting recently, Lubeck farmer, Graham Maher believes there is a good potential in 2026 for “a golden window” in grazing returns. But there are still more than a few weeks yet to run of fire risk. Picture: Graham Maher

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Rain break to determine two-year dry outcomes

Nick Pietsch, chairman of the board of directors and Stuart Kuhnell member of the board of directors for the Bendigo Bank putting on the blue paint.

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Blue tree spark mental health talks

After January’s fires, roadside slashing, burning and grazing are back in focus, with renewed debate over how roadsides should be managed in the Wimmera.

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Former mayor, long-serving councillor and community board member Leo Tellefson’s received an OAM honour for services to the Buloke Shire.

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Shire: help shape the 2026/2027 budget

The start of school for 2026 means motorists should slow down and remain alert around school zones and crossings.

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Back to school road safety

Donna McDonald, the coordinator for the Old Skool Hot Summer Nights Rod Run, expressed her honour at receiving the Community Event of the Year award.

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Horsham celebrates community champions

Dr Felix Ritson addresses the recent fires and the impact on wellbeing in this week's column.

Call the doctor: Coping after catastrophe

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