5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (396+ words) Goroke’s Nikiesha Pilgrim is this year’s Australian Swim Schools Association, ASSA, National Gold Water Safety Champion, named for her drive to enable children to access swimming lessons. Ms Pilgrim, who manages West Wimmera’s Edenhope and Goroke swimming pools and teaches…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (545+ words) Horsham-based bricklayer Hans Schampers is retiring after 53 years in the industry. He has built homes across the Wimmera as an independent tradesman since the age of 18, and like a true tradesman, he has had many an opportunity to point out…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (153+ words) A confirmed case of HPAI bird flu has been detected in Edenhope. Agriculture Victoria confirmed the case was detected to a bird categorised as a ‘gull, tern and noddy', and was investigated on August 24. It is the first confirmed case…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (500+ words) The State Government is providing a $1.3-million support package for nine north-west Victorian councils to help communities prepare for the unprecedented growth, investment, challenges and opportunities being driven by renewable energy, mining and major infrastructure projects across the region. The…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (178+ words) Horsham Rural City Council says it is not aware of any active planning permit applications for a data-centre in Horsham and has not had any discussions with the State Government or any proponents regarding such developments in the municipality. Council…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (604+ words) Australian agriculture finds itself in an interesting position this week. On one hand, new Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows agriculture was the only industry to record a decline in business numbers during 2025-26. On the other, agriculture has the highest…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (255+ words) Horsham’s St Brigid’s College is the first school in the region to use virtual reality, VR, as a permanent part of its curriculum in a classroom setting. Teacher and VR co-ordinator Tamika Burdett said it gave the school’s students from…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (229+ words) Wimmera Lutheran College’s Horsham campus was abuzz with electricity of both the human and mechanical kind as it hosted a RoboCup Junior Australia regional event last week. The college has hosted a Horsham regional event for RoboCup – a fun competition…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (760+ words) New research from the Regional Australia Institute, RAI, has found Wimmera-southern Mallee is one of the most productive regions in the country, but the wages, business investment and services that should come with it keep landing elsewhere. The RAI has…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (928+ words) Ararat’s tourism drawcard Aradale has been closed to the public, with leaseholder Melbourne Polytechnic suspending tours due to safety concerns. Friends of J Ward volunteers host historical daytime tours of the government-owned former psychiatric hospital, while Eerie Tours gives night-time,…...