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Getting ready for St Arnaud race day
Club president Dave Russ said everyone had been putting in the hard yards to get things ready for Saturday.
21 October, 2026
Sport
SAINTS’ HOCKEY HONOURED AND CELEBRATED
THE St Arnaud Hockey Club has celebrated a rewarding and successful year, after surpassing 100 members for the second...
21 October, 2026
Opening points commandeered in half the overs
Last season’s premiers in the Wimmera Mallee competition, the team...
Bowlers brave breezy day for first round
ST ARNAUD’S Division One bowlers have opened their 2026-27 season with a...
SOULSBY STEADY ON THICK GROUND
CHARLTON found the going tough in its debut match in the Upper Loddon...
Community
All about the orchids
Organisers couldn’t be happier with the turn out across the two-day event, with attendees making their way from...
20 October, 2026
Youth needed for working group
The working group will meet at Stawell Library on Wednesdays and St...
A few changes for men’s shed
Lastly, by happy coincidence the President of the Victorian Mens Shed...
ST ARNAUD SHOW RESULTS 2026
Here's the results from the St Arnaud Show pavilion.
Business & Rural
TOP PRICE IN PARADISE
Lenny Polkinghorne puts 202 rams up for auction and saw the top price of $8000 paid by the Hobson family, of Waubra....
19 October, 2026
WOOL REPORT: another week of overall falls
There was a total of 29,406 bales on offer nationally, this was 1739...
New cafe swings into town
Ms Benaim, who residents may recognise from her other business in...
Sale a success at Oakbank
OAKBANK Merino and Poll Merino Stud’s Jack McRae said he is happy with...
Council & Politics
Coalition to bring passenger trains back through St Arnaud
"This fundamentally changes opportunity and brings new optimism. It shows what a small town can do when it comes...
19 October, 2026
CELEBRATING PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES IN ACTION
THE PEOPLE, projects and ideas making a difference in the community will...
Tip fees to increase in coming weeks
Central Goldfdields Shire Council announced last week that fees would...
Did Buxton really hit a pothole? ON candidate cops online questions
SATURDAY saw One Nation hopeful Donna Buxton fending off cynical critics...
Arts
Artist returns to roots
CHARLTON’S Courthouse Gallery hosted a terrific afternoon last Saturday for the official opening of Altered States,...
12 October, 2026
YOUNGSTERS PUT ON SHOW
IT WAS a tough day to be the judges of the Miss and Master Tiny Tot and...
Home is where the art is
RURAL properties seem to be the place whereby our artists are able to...
SCREENING THIS WEEK: The 100 Nights of Hero
Set in a richly imagined world of myths and legends, the film follows...
Opinion & Perspectives
The weight of a decision
In everyday life, we make decisions based largely on our own circumstances, experiences and priorities. In local...
20 October, 2026
Showcasing region’s artists
The event across the first weekend of October attracted visitors from...
The words that stay with you
"Often, we merely tolerate and just put up with people things, thoughts...
BUSY MONTH OF EVENTS, COUNCIL MEETINGS AND MORE
"Not every decision we make will be the right one for everybody,...