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Adalyn Clugston and Jess Hollamby from Rainbow Scout Group ready for the rain.

Scouts tackle muddy TrailJam

The Wimmera Scout District went global when they took part in TrailJam, a hike that can be done anywhere in the world by all Scout sections. It’s a chance to connect with our

11 June, 2026

The Healthy Soils Competition has inspired about 10,000 students to look differently at the ground beneath their feet.

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Soil competition grows

TV hosts and crew from Channel Nine’s Postcards were in Dimboola and other parts of the Wimmera over the weekend filming for an episode promoting some of the region’s best tourism attractions.

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Postcards from Dimboola

With the goal to see that mining projects in the Wimmera Mallee do not negatively impact the long-term productivity of agricultural land, the Mineral Sands Agricultural Land Restoration Working Group has been formed by the Victorian Government.

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Working group to advise on mining land rehab

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School celebrates Chaplaincy Week

The Western Bulldogs AFLW team brought footy fever to Horsham, with school visits, Auskick clinics and an open training session at Coughlin Park. Horsham fans had the chance to meet their AFLW heroes, with Rosa (left) and Elenor Smith get an autograph from Isabell Prichard.

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Bulldogs bring AFLW buzz

Although most crops in the Wimmera are not reliant on pollinators, canola is one exception and the incursion of varroa mite into Australia in 2022, along with the recent discovery of a strain resistant to chemical management, will have ripple effects on multiple sectors of agriculture.

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Bee loss threatens crops

Maurice Graham cutting the ribbon to officialy open the new wing at the Rupanyup Stonehaven Nursing Home with Karen Smith (left), Margaret Pope (right), and Stuart Graham (back).

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New Stonehaven wing opens in Rupanyup

Agriculture Victoria is reminding Wimmera dog owners to keep pets secure, with stray dogs posing a serious risk to livestock on local farms.

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Leash your dog, says Agriculture Victoria senior vet

Ninety years of the Jeparit Leader newspapers are now protected.

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Jeparit’s Historical Society 53 years on

Jacob crafted a character out of paper cups.

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Beulah Library celebrates Luna Roo

Horsham volunteer Jeff Pekin has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for decades of service to local sport, inclusion and the wider community.

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Lifelong volunteer earns OAM: Jeff Pekin honoured for community service

Early Learning Victoria Bani Walup, located at Murtoa College, offers care from birth to school age, including Three and Four-Year-Old Kindergarten.

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Scouts tackle muddy TrailJam

Soil competition grows

Postcards from Dimboola

Working group to advise on mining land rehab

School celebrates Chaplaincy Week

Bulldogs bring AFLW buzz

Bee loss threatens crops

New Stonehaven wing opens in Rupanyup

Leash your dog, says Agriculture Victoria senior vet

Jeparit’s Historical Society 53 years on

Beulah Library celebrates Luna Roo

Lifelong volunteer earns OAM: Jeff Pekin honoured for community service

Enrolments now open at Early Learning Victoria in Murtoa for 2027

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