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If you are looking for a meaningful, unique Christmas gift idea and can make it to Minyip on Friday, November 6, you are in luck.

5 November, 2026

Jade Benham has announced a proposed $2.5 million investment in Birchip Cropping Group's NEXUS Project to strengthen agricultural research and support local farmers. Photo credit: NATALIE ANDERSON

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$2.5 million pledge to boost BCG agricultural research

That Little Vintage Shop owner, Deb Howlett, stands out in the spring bridal display. She said the gown owners want to make sure it goes to somebody who loves it as much as they did. "They just want a good home," she said. Photo: NATALIE HESLOP

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Vintage gowns bring history to life

Push for greater water security across Wimmera-Mallee lakes - feature photo

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Push for greater water security across Wimmera-Mallee lakes

Lachlan (left), Aidan, Richard, Connor, and Sharlene reflect on five decades of Geoffrey's Menswear, with each family member holding their own memories of the store and its longstanding place in the local retail community. Photo credit: SUPPLIED

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A family legacy woven into 50 years of retail

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This weekend marks the last chance for residents of several municipalities in the Wimmera to burn off garden waste in 2026.

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Last weekend before Fire Danger Period

A Mum's World: Life in the slow lane - feature photo

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A Mum's World: Life in the slow lane

Dimboola photographer, Andrew Bertuleit created an online local visitor guide “as a community service” and would love to see more people leveraging it to promote the town’s tourism trade.

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Online gateway to Dimboola

Campbell Street in Warracknabeal will become one-way between King and Lyle streets under Yarriambiack Shire Council endorsed changes aimed at improving pedestrian safety and traffic flow around the town's education precinct. Photo credit: NATALIE ANDERSON

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Plan endorsed for school precinct

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At their recent AGM, Wimmera Women Connect highlighted their role in uniting women across the region and fostering a welcoming community of over 800 members.

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Wimmera Women Connect across all ages and backgrounds

Conditionally approved up to $110 million by the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation and a further $70 million from Export Finance Australia, the Donald Rare Earth and Mineral Sands project has recently secured important funding.

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DMS project scores government funding

Sidney Nolan's Lagoon, Wimmera 1943, was painted with Ripolin enamel on cardboard during the artist's time as a World War II storeman. Now part of the National Gallery of Victoria collection in Melbourne, it's on loan to the Art Gallery of NSW for the duration of this summer's Nolan: Origins exhibition.

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Nolan's Wimmera works united for summer

Pets, carers, cleaning up, burning off, survival plans and mobile communications are just some of the many subjects to consider in the lead up to this summer’s bushfire risks.

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Fire season preparation plans

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