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GALLERY: Some highlights from the North Central grand final
IT WAS a big end to a massive season of sport on Saturday, but it was what every side was working hard to get to.
29 September, 2026
Sport
Warm welcome to bowls season
THEY came dressed in their colourful bowls gear, and after being given a warm welcome in the clubrooms of the St...
28 September, 2026
REDBACKS BREAK DECADE DROUGHT FOR FLAG
A near-record league crowd saw the Tigers cut down by a relentless...
Young Saints top the court's comp
From our youngest players through to A Grade, spectators were treated to...
Big battles on hockey field
THREE reigning premiers went back-to-back as the North Central Hockey...
Community
MORE PICS: Melbourne Cup tour of the towns
Here's a few more pics we got recently
28 September, 2026
Top golfer made life member
Marilyn joined the St Arnaud Golf Club on 24 th April 1967, and in the...
Half a decade of Charlton Probus Club
Charlton Harness Racing Club president Andrea O’Gorman welcomed the...
Charlton 100 Years Ago: securing a merry-go-round and attractive show windows
What was making news in Charlton in 1926.
Business & Rural
Fighting for water rights
“Having access to a secure, fit-for-purpose water source would give us greater confidence to invest in our...
25 September, 2026
TOP RAM FETCHES $5K
Organisers of the annual on-property ram sale said the day had been “run...
Fightback rally puts cash in rural advocacy coffers
Organiser Ben Duxson said he had been contacted by other rural...
Medlyns call White Suffolk time
BRAD and Naomi Medlyn are preparing for what is expected to be the final...
Council & Politics
COUNCILS UNITE IN RURAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT PUSH
“The message from councils across rural Victoria is clear. Our communities are growing, our infrastructure needs are...
27 September, 2026
Nats promise funding security for Neighbourhood Houses
Mildura MP and Shadow Minister for Carers and Volunteers Jade Benham...
Boost pledge ‘will attract country health workers’
Ms Read said the Liberals would also address one of the biggest barriers...
Keeping healthcare workers in town longer
DOCTORS, nurses, midwives and allied health professionals in Ripon will...
Arts
Home is where the art is
RURAL properties seem to be the place whereby our artists are able to produce their best work. Also teaching appears...
11 September, 2026
SCREENING THIS WEEK: The 100 Nights of Hero
Set in a richly imagined world of myths and legends, the film follows...
GALLERY: Town benefits better than OK
OK MOTELS is Win Scott’s favourite weekend because she feels it fills...
Big weekend of creativity on way for Charlton
This event will showcase the incredible creativity within the region,...
Opinion & Perspectives
BUSY MONTH OF EVENTS, COUNCIL MEETINGS AND MORE
"Not every decision we make will be the right one for everybody, however, we all know in our hearts what’s right and...
26 September, 2026
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Thank you Weirs and shame in report rating
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Funds are supporting events across shire
"WE ARE so lucky to have so many events in Northern Grampians Shire,...
The changing face of rural communities
WE SOMETIMES talk about preserving our towns as though the goal is to...