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Lachlan (left), Aidan, Richard, Connor, and Sharlene reflect on five decades of Geoffrey's Menswear, with each family member holding their own memories of the store and its longstanding place in the local retail community. Photo credit: SUPPLIED

A family legacy woven into 50 years of retail

AS Geoffrey's Menswear celebrates its golden anniversary, the family business is reflecting on the difficulties it has overcome, the technological changes it has embraced, and the

4 November, 2026

Campbell Street in Warracknabeal will become one-way between King and Lyle streets under Yarriambiack Shire Council endorsed changes aimed at improving pedestrian safety and traffic flow around the town's education precinct. Photo credit: NATALIE ANDERSON

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Plan endorsed for school precinct

The 2025 Warracknabeal and District Australia Day award recipients (from left) Ava Koschitzke (Young Achiever of the Year), Barry Schilling (Sportsperson of the Year), and Dianne Marchment (Citizen of the Year).

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Warracknabeal Australia Day award nominations are open

Member for Lowan Emma Kealy (left), and deputy mayor Corrine Heintze, with Reuben Batiancila, Clarence Alaon, Melaine Batiancila and mayor Andrew McLean at the citizenship ceremony in Warracknabeal on October 20. Photo credit: SUPPLIED

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Three new citizens welcomed

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House of the week: Luxury accommodation for sale

Left image: Colonel James Lawson DSO VD. Right image: George Lambert's 'The charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba, 31 October, 1917' (1920). In March 1918, Lambert rode the course that the charge had taken to obtain facts for his painting, where one of his guides was Lawson, who is depicted in the artwork. Photo: Bidgee

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Veterans Voices: James Lawson

Last Thursday Wimmera time, a smiling Chloe Bibby leaves a medical clinic in Valencia after being cleared to join her new Spanish basketball side.

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Bibby signs with four-peat Spanish champs

Ruth and Mick Loat have no shortage of pickles at their Loats of Pickles stall. Photo credit: DAVID WARD

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Deal in the Beal brings Main Street to life

Several candidates for the upcoming Victorian election attended the Wimmera Mallee Environmental and Agricultural Protection Association forum on October 26 to answer public questions. From left: Vaughan Williams, Costa Di Biase, Jeff Moran, Dianne Colbert, Andrew Partridge, and Chris Burson. Photo credit: DAVID WARD

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Candidates unite on protecting prime agricultural land

Chris McPherson enjoyed kayaking along Brim Creek as rainfall brought the waterway back to life. Photo credit: SUPPLIED

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Flowing creek brings a welcome return to Brim

Sheep farming remains part of Warracknabeal's history

Lachlan Stewart had a great day at the Warracknabeal Golf Course, winning the Posties 4BBB Vs Par qualifier with Tim McCormick.

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McCormick, Stewart win golf

Victoria Police will launch Operation Furlong at 12.01 am on Friday, October 30 and it will run until 11.59 pm on Wednesday, November 4.

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A family legacy woven into 50 years of retail

Plan endorsed for school precinct

Warracknabeal Australia Day award nominations are open

Three new citizens welcomed

House of the week: Luxury accommodation for sale

Veterans Voices: James Lawson

Bibby signs with four-peat Spanish champs

Deal in the Beal brings Main Street to life

Candidates unite on protecting prime agricultural land

Flowing creek brings a welcome return to Brim

Sheep farming remains part of Warracknabeal's history

McCormick, Stewart win golf

Wimmera motorists urged to slow down

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