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Stawell Secondary College Health and Physical Education teacher Heidi Lang, Stawell Gold Mines Community Engagement Officer Annie MacPherson, Northern Grampians Shire Council mayor Karen Hyslop, college principal Murray Hart and students Noah and Jaxon celebrate the opening of the school's new outdoor gym.

Outdoor gym latest in school upgrades

STAWELL Secondary College has officially opened its new outdoor gym, marking the latest addition to a series of sporting and recreational upgrades undertaken at the school over

14 November, 2026

Microsoft says it is making progress in restoring its systems after an outage disrupted emails.

Local News

Microsoft says sorry for 24 hours-long global outage

Mark Summerfield from Moonambel’s Summerfield Winery and Restaurant says the water pipeline would be a game changer for his community.

Landsborough News, Moonambel News, Redbank News

Candidates remain quiet on water pipeline

A global Microsoft outage has crippled many Australian businesses and government agencies.

Local News

Local News

Microsoft outage drags on, disrupting thousands

A number of local residents attended last year’s memorial walk in the Alexandra Gardens.

Ararat News

Remembering those we've lost

Mt Lonarch student Charlie-Rose Fletcher with her special person – next-door neighbour Eve Ogilvie. Eve shared Charlie-Rose is like an adopted granddaughter.

Beaufort News

Special Persons celebrated at Beaufort Primary

Margaret Dunmore, Natalie Wohlers, Donna Dunmore and Gwenda Allgood at the award presentation evening in Melbourne.

Ararat News

Honour roll entry for Ararat volunteers

Elmhurst Bush Nursing Centre has been closed for two weeks, but the reason why is a mystery. Photo by Craig Wilson.

Elmhurst News

Mystery surrounds Elmhurst BNC

Avoca RSL's Ian Urquhart has been out selling Remembrance Day merchandise and encourages people to attend Wednesday’s service.

Avoca News, Beaufort News

Pyrenees communities prepare to remember

Council is continuing its policy to allow free entry to outdoor pools in Ararat, Lake Bolac and Willaura.

Ararat News

General News

Outdoor gym latest in school upgrades

Microsoft says sorry for 24 hours-long global outage

Candidates remain quiet on water pipeline

Australian businesses count cost of Microsoft wipe out

Stawell Remembers

Health hub design released

Microsoft outage drags on, disrupting thousands

Remembering those we've lost

Special Persons celebrated at Beaufort Primary

Honour roll entry for Ararat volunteers

Mystery surrounds Elmhurst BNC

Pyrenees communities prepare to remember

Outdoor pools remain free

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