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Robert Frank Eastick pictured on enlistment.

Veteran's Voices: Robert Eastick

Major Robert (Bob) Frank Eastick was born in Nhill on February 8, 1913, to parents Frank and Helen Lillian (Watson) Eastick, and enlisted in the AIF on January 2, 1941, at Royal

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Tash Humberstone from Horsham and Hayden Brown from Warracknabeal travelled to Dimboola to attend the Steampunk Festival with friends on Saturday night in 2022.

Search trends track rise of Dimboola's Steampunk Festival

The unique experience of Dimboola Imaginarium has been recognised for the business to be a finalist in the 40th Victorian Tourism Awards announced on November 26.

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Dimboola Imaginarium up for state awards

The Coalition have proposed reinstating passenger trains to Dimboola, Horsham, Murtoa and Stawell, with connections to V/Line VLocity services at Ararat. Photo credit: Rail Geelong

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Calls grow for passenger trains to return to Dimboola

Wildlife handler, Neve Lawson showing off Bob the Shingleback Lizard while Archie Ward, 11 watches.

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Fair Dinkum appreciation of animals

Dimboola A & P president, Harvey McKinnon watching the Dimboola Show’s late afternoon events at the oval with his 12-year-old granddaughter, Luella Ruwoldt.

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Show shines on Saturday

Left image: A service was held at the Church of England by the Rev. W. Clisch for Thomas Butcher. Butcher's coffin was shrouded in the Australian flag and his military equipment. Right image: Butcher was buried in the Horsham Cemetery on October 21, 1936.

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Veterans Voices: Military funeral honored local serviceman

Tanner Eldridge, Emily Schultz, Charlotte Paech and Maddi Petschel at the 2025 Jeparit Show. Photo: LES GRAETZ

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Jeparit Show returns this Sunday

It’s not just the human population of the district looking forward to this Saturday’s Dimboola Show – Welsh A mountain pony, Kowhai Sweet Dreams, will definitely be there with her exhibitor (centre) Denise Taylor, as part of the massive horse schedule, which is itself part of a long list of things to look at, taste, touch and experience. Also getting ready are A&P Society’s (back, from left) Peter Eldridge; secretary and treasurer, David Jaunzems; president, Harvey McKinnon; Steve Bothe; ringmaster, Karen Unger and Maggie Bridgewater.

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Attractions galore at the show

Left image: A platoon of the 13th Battalion formed on a steep path waiting for Captain Joseph Lee to address them. The men are in full battle order and it is probably prior to thier advance on Sari Bair. Captain Lee is standing in front of the tent. Sphinx Gully, Gallipoli, August 7, 1915. Right image: Brigadier Joseph Edward Lee DSO MC MiD.

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Veteran's Voices: Birchip Brigadier Joseph Edward Lee

Left image: 2026 Tour Group at the First Australian Division Memorial at Pozières, on the Somme. There are five Australian Division memorials in Belgium and northern France, sited at locations heavily associated with each Division's involvement on the Western Front. Right image: Pam Cupper pictured at the grave of Private Allan Matthews, 3rd Australian Pioneers, who died on October 25, 1918 (17 days before the Armistice on November 11, 1918). He is buried in Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, northern France. Allan Matthews is related to Pam's husband, Phil Taylor.

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Wimmera connections to the Western Front

One of many community groups to receive funding, Dimboola Bowling Club received funding for two separate applications to the Hindmarsh Shire Council 2026/27 Grants Programs under the Connected Communities Program (Resourced Communities Stream) and the Regional Events Sponsorship Program.

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Council grants awarded

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Veteran's Voices: Robert Eastick

Search trends track rise of Dimboola's Steampunk Festival

Dimboola Imaginarium up for state awards

Calls grow for passenger trains to return to Dimboola

Fair Dinkum appreciation of animals

Show shines on Saturday

Veterans Voices: Military funeral honored local serviceman

Jeparit Show returns this Sunday

Attractions galore at the show

Veteran's Voices: Birchip Brigadier Joseph Edward Lee

Wimmera connections to the Western Front

Council grants awarded

Lieutenant Howard William Peter Hobbs

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