St Arnaud, Australia News

People in the Wimmera town of Warracknabeal say they were suprised by Target Australia's decision to close the town's store after more than 60 years.

The last time they worked out a plan between stakeholders and the Natural Resources Management Board it took 45 meetings and several years ! But David Edwards, who represented grape growers in the region, says that during public consultation processes about water some people can have very passionate views But what they did during the last period of ... (more)

Former Stawell man, Paul Egan, relished the opportunity to catch up with some old friends when he passed through the region on the annual Tour de Cure cycling event.

In some places in the south west, south east and western district rainfall totals are adding up, with totals of 20 millimetres and higher.

When I was driving through Dunkeld this week, I spotted a man in his 50s standing beside a rather snazzy looking yellow and black motorbike.

The shire says the lake is deeper and retains water better than the current lake in the area, Lake Batyo Catyo.

St Arnaud is being eyed by the Nelson Mountainbike Club as the next step in developing the Nelson region into an international mountainbiking destination, but it has been warned off the tramping track around Lake Rotoiti by one local resident.

ST ARNAUD'S opening term score set up its 83-point win over Birchip-Watchem at Lord Nelson Park on Saturday.

About 250 women from Victoria and southern New South Wales descended on the town for three days of workshops, tours, talks from special guests and local entertainment.

The health of patients requiring Ambulance treatment continues to be put at risk, as paramedic shifts go unfilled across the region.

BOORT and Donald finished in the bottom two on the North Central Football League last year, but both beat the two sides that faced off in the 2012 grand final in a round of upsets on Saturday.

Former Stawell man, Paul Egan, will pass through Horsham and St Arnaud as he takes part in the annual Tour de Cure ride.

Students aged from eight to the 12 competed on the day, with each age group of boys and girls divided into four sections.

SEVEN volunteers teamed up with Parks Victoria rangers to clean up the roadside area of the Stuart Mill Nature Conservation Reserve near St Arnaud.