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MUST READ

Aug 20, 2026

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2 min read

“A life or death outcome”: Ballarat Base Hospital staff report nursing in corridors and 12-hour ambulance waits

The hospital is in the final stage of a $655 million upgrade, but an increasing population and limited facilities has left health services stretched

Ballarat

Aug 18, 2026

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3 min read

September gig guide: The best live music events in West Vic this month

Surf rock, metal, folk and a choir - the Brolga has you sorted for live music this month.

Events

Jul 31, 2026

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13 min read

Who can I vote for across Western Victoria at the 2026 Victorian election?

Our guide to November’s state election, who you can vote for and what they hope to achieve if they are elected into power.

Politics

Sep 3, 2026

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1 min read

Ararat Asylum set for partial reopening

“Everyone seems to be calming down a bit and is pleased there is progress”.

Ararat

Darcie Humphreys

The GP shortage putting Western Victoria’s health at risk

Sep 3, 2026

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2 min read

The GP shortage putting Western Victoria’s health at risk

A state MP and practising GP says the region needs a new model of primary care as doctors face mounting pressure and patients struggle to access care.

Health

Zara Cuthbertson

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Agriculture

Western Victoria produces a fifth of Australia’s milk. Farmers say the processors who own it need to start putting them first

Sep 4, 2026

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3 min read

Western Victoria produces a fifth of Australia’s milk. Farmers say the processors who own it need to start putting them first

Karrinjeet Singh-Mahil and Brian Schuler have farmed since 1997. They've watched processors claw back payments, buy each other out, and reshape the industry.

Sep 4, 2026

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2 min read

Newer technology, same old problem for West Vic residents dealing with mobile blackspots

Locals and farmers say poor reception and internet connection remains a major regional issue after the 2024 3G network shutdown.

Sep 4, 2026

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7 min read

Newsletter: Prison inmates fixing potholes?

Plus: Exploring West Vic's GP shortage

Sep 3, 2026

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2 min read

The GP shortage putting Western Victoria’s health at risk

A state MP and practising GP says the region needs a new model of primary care as doctors face mounting pressure and patients struggle to access care.

Sep 3, 2026

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1 min read

Ararat Asylum set for partial reopening

“Everyone seems to be calming down a bit and is pleased there is progress”.

The GP shortage putting Western Victoria’s health at risk

A state MP and practising GP says the region needs a new model of primary care as doctors face mounting pressure and patients struggle to access care.

Health

Ararat Asylum set for partial reopening

“Everyone seems to be calming down a bit and is pleased there is progress”.

Ararat

Mobile blackspots, local knowledge and volunteer numbers: What West Vic has learned from January’s bushfires

With below-average spring rainfall forecast across parts of the region, locals will look to July’s parliamentary inquiry recommendations for better preparation and response.

CFA

Prison inmates and Melbourne money set to fix up regional Victorian roads in Labor government commitment

Wendouree’s MP said the plan involves “literally taking money from metropolitan Melbourne to address issues in the region”.

Roads

Newsletter: Floods, protests and $1 billion

Plus: Did you know Mark Twain came to Ballarat?

Newsletters

The She Matters mural came to Ballarat in March, and now shows almost 300 faces of women murdered since 2024

The mural is part of a project functioning as a live map of the country’s domestic violence crisis.

Ballarat

“You don’t ask, you don’t get”: Glenelg joins push for $1 billion rural council fund

The campaign is calling on all political parties and candidates to back a four-year investment for the regions.

Glenelg

Moyne councillor urges state government to take more action on H5N1 bird flu outbreak

“I think this is a tragedy that's unfolding right along our coastline.”

Wildlife

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MUST READ

“A life or death outcome”: Ballarat Base Hospital staff report nursing in corridors and 12-hour ambulance waits

September gig guide: The best live music events in West Vic this month

Who can I vote for across Western Victoria at the 2026 Victorian election?

Ararat Asylum set for partial reopening

The GP shortage putting Western Victoria’s health at risk

THE LATEST

Western Victoria produces a fifth of Australia’s milk. Farmers say the processors who own it need to start putting them first

Newer technology, same old problem for West Vic residents dealing with mobile blackspots

Newsletter: Prison inmates fixing potholes?

The GP shortage putting Western Victoria’s health at risk

Ararat Asylum set for partial reopening

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The GP shortage putting Western Victoria’s health at risk

Ararat Asylum set for partial reopening

Mobile blackspots, local knowledge and volunteer numbers: What West Vic has learned from January’s bushfires

Prison inmates and Melbourne money set to fix up regional Victorian roads in Labor government commitment

Newsletter: Floods, protests and $1 billion

The She Matters mural came to Ballarat in March, and now shows almost 300 faces of women murdered since 2024

“You don’t ask, you don’t get”: Glenelg joins push for $1 billion rural council fund

Moyne councillor urges state government to take more action on H5N1 bird flu outbreak

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