5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (792+ words) After three years of Harrow-Balmoral dominance the Horsham District Football Netball League grand final will have a different look in 2026. The runner-up of the past two years, Noradjuha-Quantong, is back again in search of a maiden senior premiership, but opposite…...

5+ day, 11+ 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, 12+ 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…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (312+ words) Ararat Rural City Council has released a comprehensive new map detailing the municipality’s updated bicycle network, allowing residents and visitors to navigate the town on two wheels. The map release follows an expansion of Ararat’s bike paths by nearly 10 kilometres....

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (484+ words) Volleyball Horsham has been fortunate throughout its 50-year history to have some amazing players participate in its premier competition, but nothing compared to the man who played his first game last week in A Grade for Heidelberg. Kristofer Runt, a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (438+ words) Volleyball Horsham Heat’s women’s team has finished fourth in the state league one competition following a straight- sets bronze medal match loss to Monash Uni. When the team got its final off to the perfect start, leading 7-1 on the back…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (816+ words) Dimboola caused an upset in Wimmera league A Grade finals with a last-quarter comeback over Horsham Demons. Both finals at the weekend were decided by a margin of three goals, as Ararat knocked out Stawell in the elimination final. In…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (261+ words) Horsham Calisthenics College’s intermediate group won the reserve aggregate in the college’s annual four-day competition last week. The Thursday-to-Sunday event attracted competitors from across western Victoria and South Australia, with about 400 entrants from the age of four years taking to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1041+ words) After six exciting semi-final matches played at Kaniva on Saturday, one team in each of the Wimmera Hockey Association’s divisions has confirmed a place in its respective grand final. Two others are still in the premiership race and must face-off…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (291+ words) Stawell-based jockey Linda Meech had a day out at the Sheep Hills Cup at Warracknabeal on Saturday, posting three wins including the $30,000 feature race. Meech guided seven-year-old gelding Tykemison to victory by three quarters of a length in the 2000m cup…...