The Latest Breaking News from Wimmera

Schools, parks close as catastrophic conditions tipped

Schools and national parks will close as parts of Victoria face the first catastrophic fire conditions since the Black Summer of 2019-20.

AAP · Feb 12, 2024

‘Cathedral of the Wimmera’: the wartime grain storage putting a small Victorian town on the map

The Stick Shed, a water tower taxidermy museum, and the silo art trail are drawing 20,000 tourists a year to Murtoa

The Guardian - AU · Jun 24, 2023

Wimmera man sentenced after pleading guilty to bestiality and child abuse charges

The man pleaded guilty to nine charges relating to transmitting and soliciting images, videos, and desires to have sex with children.

ABC News · Apr 4, 2023

Western Victoria's passenger train campaign continues 30 years after Kennett's closure

Residents in western Victoria feel forgotten as they deal with poor public transport and inconvenient timetables almost three decades after the Kennett government discontinued passenger trains in the region.

ABC News · Sep 24, 2022

Pride lobby calls for Wimmera Mayor to apologise for 'upsetting' comments after council votes not to fly rainbow flag

The West Wimmera Shire rejects a proposal to fly the rainbow flag for IDAHOBIT, with the Mayor saying council's role is not one of "moral judgement".

ABC News · Apr 21, 2022

Federation University unveils campus vision for Ballarat and the Wimmera

Federation University announces major changes to its regional campuses in Ballarat, Ararat and the Wimmera in a bid to secure its future as student numbers tipped to fall.

ABC News · Jan 19, 2022