Centrelink and Medicare agencies are set to be collocated in Ararat. Department of Human Services general manager Hank Jongen announced the move, which starts from March 5. He said the two agencies will share offices at 45-47 King Street. “For the first time, services from Centrelink and Medicare will all be in one place for [...]
By GREG O’CONNOR Horsham cricketer Angus Adams starred for Western Waves on day one of Dowling Shield under-16 state championships at Geelong on Monday. The Jung Tigers all-rounder made 55 runs from just 54 balls as his team fell just four runs shorts in a 138-run chase against Barwon Rockets. Adams carried his batting form [...]
Water sports enthusiasts took advantage of perfect conditions at Natimuk Lake on the weekend.
The MIXX FM Horsham Twenty20 cricket competition returns this weekend for a second season and players Chris Hopper, left, and Sandy Hodge can’t wait to put on a show for fans of the rock ‘n’ roll format of the sport. Chris will line-up for Cec Hopper and Sons Sparks against Gatorade Bolts in the competition [...]
The University of Ballarat and East Grampians Health Service is starting a Diploma of Nursing program at Ararat’s Pyrenees House next month. The program will give 20 students the chance to participate in an accredited nurse training program in a hospital setting in the Grampians community. Successful graduates of the diploma will be eligible to [...]
Inspirational former AFL coach Stan Alves OAM will be guest speaker during Australia Day celebrations at Ararat later this month. Carrying a career combination of AFL coach, elite athlete, media personality, entrepreneur and successful businessman, Mr Alves is one of those rare individuals whose multifaceted ability has taken him from the elite sporting arena into [...]
Rupanyup remains the blood-donor capital of the Wimmera after a regional team won a fifth annual Hillross Red Cross Blood Challenge. The win was the fourth consecutive victory for the team of staff and clients at Tyler’s Hardware and Rural Supplies in what was previously known as the IRIS Red Cross Blood Challenge. Tyler’s Hardware [...]
Wimmera Health Care Group has a new monitoring system in its Intensive Care Unit. The equipment replaces a previous system which had a predicted end of life in December last year. Intensive Care Unit associate nurse unit manager Anne Russell said the new system included state-of-the-art machines that also allowed staff to monitor patients in [...]
An army of Wimmera retirees pursuing new skills, artistic flare and knowledge is quietly growing and calling for more people to get involved. Registered members of the University of the Third Age in Horsham have grown to about 330 to 340, providing a new dimension to regional growth. Horsham and District U3A, which has its [...]
Organisers preparing for this year’s Horsham Country Music Festival from March 22 to 25 have encouraged budding music artists and bush poets to register for the event as soon as possible. Festival co-ordinator Lyall Wheaton said the festival would include two Walk Up country music segments, busking and a Walk Up poets’ breakfast. He said [...]
