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Two languages, one community: Multicultural Storytime is bringing Karen families in Nhill and Horsham together to share stories in English and Karen, building confidence, connection and joy.

Story telling project connects and empowers Karen families

Regular storytelling is providing many unexpected benefits for the Karen Communities in Nhill and Horsham.

8 December, 2025

Despite high demand for ambulance services during winter, local crews performed extremely well with Code 1 emergency response times.

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Local ambulance response times see improvement

When words failed, a Dimboola firefighter picked up a paintbrush. Melinda Heatley’s award-winning artwork captures the moment the Little Desert fires turned the world gold, black and terrifying.

Artwork inspired by Little Desert bushfire

Grampians Health Dimboola campus manager Jacqueline Inches with the new vending machine in Dimboola.

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Vending machines to improve access

Mayoral Matters - feature photo

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Mayoral Matters

Kate and her team in the Rainbow Sustainability Group have made 500 Redbags.

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Rainbow Redbags hits 500

Wimmera Mallee News

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UN Disability Day at Bowling Club

With summer approaching, regular grassland observations are more important than ever to help track fire risk across Victoria. Edenhope CFA volunteer, Ian Hiller has a weekly task for about six months of the year, augmenting satellite data that informs the CFA on fire risk across Victoria. The CFA provides training and tools (such as the card Ian is holding) and is calling on more people to participate in the data reporting. For the record, Ian said the paddock pictured was “between 40 and 50 per cent” cured.

CFA calls for community volunteers to monitor grasslands

Hindmarsh joins regional alliance push - feature photo

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Hindmarsh joins regional alliance push

Empowerment coach Sally Pymer.

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Smiles with Sally: Joy between strangers

In good faith - feature photo

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In good faith

Sunday’s Horsham Pacing Cup offers another opportunity for racing history to be made, joining the likes of the 2023 winner Emma Stewart-trained gelding, Like A Wildfire, driven by Zac Chappenden.

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Strong fields, family fun ahead for Horsham Pacing Cup

THE recent harvesting of the ‘Burra Ag’ paddock to raise funding for Minyip/Murtoa Football Netball Club changerooms has run to schedule and is yet another good news item for the community involved in a combination of upgrades at the Minyip Recreation Reserve. With critical power upgrades needed to accommodate some of the new facilities, the community has also just won a $10,000 grant towards that project from the Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal’s Strengthening Rural Communities program.

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Powering on Minyip Recreation Reserve projects

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