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Tests continue for Brim-KSH

BRIM-Kellalac/Sheep Hills faces a testing battle to its top four chances when round eight of Wimmera-Mallee Cricket Association is played tomorrow. After a strong win last weekend which kept the door ajar for a spot in the top four, Brim-KSH faces...

Connor McKenzie
06 Dec 2019
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Swimmers brace the cold

IT WAS a cold start for the Warracknabeal Swimming Club’s first swim meet of the season, with competitors braving the cooler weather at the Warracknabeal Memorial Swimming Pool on Saturday. Competitors travelled from St Arnaud, Stawell, Ararat...

Connor McKenzie
06 Dec 2019
Sport

Juniors set for finals

AS the regular season has drawn to a close, teams will now begin focusing on tonight’s finals matches. All teams will participate and unfortunately the losers will be eliminated. Grand finals will be played next week. Under 12 Girls Cubs d Slabs...

Connor McKenzie
06 Dec 2019
Sport

Perfect scores for joint winners

THE Warracknabeal Trap and Skeet Club held their November shoot recently with nice conditions and 21 shooters in attendance. The first event was a 10 target eye opener. AA was split between Rob Nelson and Perce Mellington on 10/10. A Grade was split...

Connor McKenzie
06 Dec 2019
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Shop locally and win big for Christmas!

THE Warracknabeal Herald and supporting retailers are encouraging shoppers to shop locally this festive season, for a chance to win and share in a massive prize. Local businesses have joined this special Christmas promotion, giving shoppers the...

Connor McKenzie
06 Dec 2019

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Too many barriers for help

HEALTHCARE providers in the Wimmera are finding there are too many barriers for people to receive the mental health support they need. Rural Northwest Health Chief Executive Officer Kevin Mills said the demand for mental health services in...

Connor McKenzie
06 Dec 2019
News

Education Minister misses Warracknabeal

COMMUNITY frustrations continue after the Minister for Education drove through Warracknabeal on his way to Mildura, but didn’t meet with families and students who have been eagerly waiting on a response regarding the Education Precinct. Labor MP...

Connor McKenzie
06 Dec 2019
News

Kealy chooses Charlie this Christmas

NATIONALS Member for Lowan Emma Kealy visited St Mary’s Catholic Primary School on Tuesday, where she congratulated young art talent Charlie Mayes for her Christmas design. Kealy, who invited students in the regions primary schools to design the...

Connor McKenzie
06 Dec 2019
News

UHF radios stolen around Warracknabeal

A NUMBER of farmers around Warracknabeal have notified the police of equipment going missing from their property’s. Warracknabeal Police Sergeant Kylie Newell said they have received about five different reports over the last two months of UHF and...

Connor McKenzie
06 Dec 2019

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Cricket

Tests continue for Brim-KSH

BRIM-Kellalac/Sheep Hills faces a testing battle to its top four chances when round eight of Wimmera-Mallee Cricket Association is played tomorrow. After a strong win last weekend which kept the door ajar for a spot in the top four, Brim-KSH faces...

Connor McKenzie
06 Dec 2019
Sport

Swimmers brace the cold

IT WAS a cold start for the Warracknabeal Swimming Club’s first swim meet of the season, with competitors braving the cooler weather at the Warracknabeal Memorial Swimming Pool on Saturday. Competitors travelled from St Arnaud, Stawell, Ararat...

Connor McKenzie
06 Dec 2019
Sport

Juniors set for finals

AS the regular season has drawn to a close, teams will now begin focusing on tonight’s finals matches. All teams will participate and unfortunately the losers will be eliminated. Grand finals will be played next week. Under 12 Girls Cubs d Slabs...

Connor McKenzie
06 Dec 2019
Sport

Perfect scores for joint winners

THE Warracknabeal Trap and Skeet Club held their November shoot recently with nice conditions and 21 shooters in attendance. The first event was a 10 target eye opener. AA was split between Rob Nelson and Perce Mellington on 10/10. A Grade was split...

Connor McKenzie
06 Dec 2019
Sport

Juniors learn the basics

YOUNG and bright basketball stars from Warracknabeal and beyond have recently been put through their paces, with a six week Aussie Hoops program. The program which was run by Warracknabeal Secondary College teacher Jayne Shannon, with the assistance...

Connor McKenzie
06 Dec 2019
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Rural

Garden club happenings

WARRACKNABEAL Garden Club has finished the year with their Annual General Meeting and Christmas break-up at the Warracknabeal Golf Club on December 2. All-existing office bearers were re-elected. Aggregate prizes were presented for competition...

Connor McKenzie
06 Dec 2019
Rural

Community Garden Golden Gnome awarded

THE Warracknabeal Community Garden is as lush as ever, and the committee are welcoming new members for the new year. As a number of committee changes were made during their annual general meeting on November 25, with outgoing President John Aitken...

Connor McKenzie
06 Dec 2019
Harvest

Smale’s keeping harvesters equipped

WARRACKNABEAL’S Smale Farm Machinery are hard at work providing the regions farmers with quality harvest equipment. Smale’s continue to headline their Canola Front Draper Pickup to their clients, which comes in two models; • Belt width 12ft...

Connor McKenzie
03 Dec 2019
Wimmera Mallee News

Promising new bio-control for invasive weed

AGRICULTURE Victoria research scientists have identified a bug and a mite in America that could help tackle one of Australia’s worst agricultural weeds – silverleaf nightshade. This research builds on Agriculture Victoria’s previous biological...

Dylan DeJong
03 Dec 2019
Cropping

Lentils flying under the radar

WHILE wheat and barley may dominate the crops in the Wimmera and Mallee regions, lentils often fly by the radar. As harvest is well and truly underway in the region, loads of wheat, barley and canola are rolling into local silos. However one crop...

Connor McKenzie
29 Nov 2019
Rural

Regional canola yield amongst best in country

THE Wimmera and Mallee regions have been reporting an above average season of canola harvest, as other regions struggle to yield respectable numbers. The latest Australian Oilseeds Federation, AOF, crop report has total Australian production for the...

Connor McKenzie
29 Nov 2019
Rural

Fire crews and farmers save 800 hay bales

CFA said early detection is what saved a farmer’s hay stacks in Willenabrina, after he smelled smoke and immediately called the emergency services on Tuesday night. CFA District 17 fire brigades were sent out to a Haystack Fire on Tuesday night at...

Connor McKenzie
29 Nov 2019
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Your Regional Butcher ready for Christmas

WARRACKNABEAL’S Your Regional Butcher is ready to provide Warracknabeal’s businesses and families with a wide array of festive foods and meats. Warracknabeal butcher Jamie Morgan and his team have everything from meat to seafood. “We’re open...

Connor McKenzie
06 Dec 2019
Wimmera Mallee News

Young talent lights up town hall

YOUNG people across the shire prove that ‘Yarriambiack Has Talent’ after performers, photographers and artists showcase their flair to the community on Sunday. Performers were greeted by the Yarriambiack Youth Action Councillors who planned and...

Dylan DeJong
03 Dec 2019
Wimmera Mallee News

Christmas fever hits Warracknabeal

AS Christmas quickly approaches, Warracknabeal is getting into the mood of the festive season, with decorations popping up all over town. Every year on December 1, Warracknabeal Action Group with the help of Apex Club of Warracknabeal and their...

Dylan DeJong
03 Dec 2019