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Eyes up, helicopter scanning in progress
Wimmera residents may notice the buzz of a helicopter in the air over the next few weeks, as Powercor carries out scanning of lines across the region.
12 July, 2025
General News
VETERANS' VOICES: Solas Nassau
Solas Nassau was the foster son of Reverend Frederick Bignell and Alice E Oldham of Horsham.
12 July, 2025
Local News
Culture contrasts
In 2024, the Fellowship Group from the Southern Mallee Cooperative...
Local News
Regional news is the canary in the coal mine
This week, I step up as president of Country Press Australia (CPA),...
Local News
Town to say goodbye to Cafe Pharmacino
Cafe Pharmacino, located on the corner of Scott Street and Woolcock...
Council
HRCC seeking answers on new drought funding
Horsham Rural City Council mayor Ian Ross has expressed his disappointment with the Victorian Government's recent...
11 July, 2025
Local News
Council adopts 2025/2026 budget
Hindmarsh Shire Council adopted the 2025/2026 Budget of $10.336 million...
Local News
Council Adopts 2025–2026 Budget
Horsham Rural City Council adopted its 2025–2026 Budget and the...
Local News
Extended opening hours granted
Library users will soon have access to the facilities in Horsham Library...
Rural
Government to streamline kangaroo management
The Victorian Government has announced plans to streamline kangaroo management in the state, and the Victorian...
11 July, 2025
Local News
Presentation perfect - position perfect
7 Rainbow Rd Warracknabeal $385,000 Bed 3 | Bath 1 | Car 2 | 1002m2
“If you don’t know where you’ve been, how do you know where you’re going?” A history of the remarkable Wimmera water ways
Wimmera historian Bob McIlvena 90, who has spent many years researching...
Local News
Tyre fires off-limits
Farmers in the Wimmera Mallee are being warned afresh to be careful of...