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Magpies win thriller in classic encounter

Wickliffe Lake Bolac has opened its Mininera District Football League campaign strongly, edging out SMW Rovers in a gripping four-point win at Lake Bolac Recreation Reserve on

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Rats eye historic fourth consecutive premiership

Ararat has firmly established itself as the benchmark of the Wimmera Football Netball League, and in 2026, the Rats stand on the brink of history. A fourth consecutive premiership is within reach, an achievement that would further cement the club’s legacy as one of the competition’s great dynasties.

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Gold in The Grampians

THE Grampians region has featured extremely well in the recent Qantas Australian Tourism Awards, which were presented at a gala dinner in Fremantle. After winning first place in their respective categories at last year’s Victorian Tourism Awards, Pomonal’s eco-luxury tiny house, Nook On The Hill, took home a gold medal in the Self-Contained Accommodation section, and Mount William Station was awarded gold for its 5-Star Luxury Accommodation.

Streatham Masters Athlete Pauline Graham has taken up the challenge of competing in the Australian Masters Athletics championships in Canberra, a bold move since the devastation her family experienced with the loss of their home and possessions in the January bushfire.

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SNAKE Valley’s Royal Hotel hosted a special fundraiser recently to support the Carranballac Cricket Club community following the Skipton–Streatham bushfires which destroyed the Carranballac clubrooms. The fire recovery fundraiser, with special guest cricketer Merv Hughes, was held on February 27th and saw around 100 people gather at the hotel for an afternoon aimed at raising money and bringing the community together.

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ACROSS Ararat Rural City, long, dry grass is again standing high along rural roads, sometimes more than two metres tall between fencelines and the road reserve. After the Streatham–Skipton grass fire, and the way overgrown fence lines appeared to carry flames in strong winds, many locals have begun asking the same question: who is meant to deal with it? Ararat Rural City Council says the answer depends on exactly which road is involved.

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CRICKET legend Merv Hughes has been secured for a special fundraiser next week to support Carranballac following the Skipton-Streatham fires, which destroyed the Carranballac cricket clubrooms. The fire recovery fundraiser at Snake Valley’s Royal Hotel will be held on February 27 from 12pm to 6pm, bringing together community for an afternoon of food, entertainment.

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Australia Day in the Pyrenees

THE Waterloo Community Group will host this year’s shire-wide Australia Day celebrations in Beaufort, with a full day of activities planned for the community. President John Coshan

The Streatham grassfire ignited shortly after 1.30pm on Friday, driven by catastrophic heat and westerly winds that tore across open country at more than 80 kilometres an hour. In a matter of hours it carved a path through Carranballac farmland and pressed hard toward Skipton, forcing frantic decisions from people who had minutes, not plans.

The cricket clubrooms were among them.