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Sarah and Tom Guthrie with the finished account of his great-grandfather's legacy and the longest sheep drive ever recorded in Australia.

Drover’s 3500km sheep trek unearthed in Guthrie family history

In 1882, a 21-year-old drover, a team of men, and 11 thousand sheep made history with a 3500 kilometre trek from a small Western Victorian town of Donald in the Wimmera to the

29 July, 2025

Laharum's Robbie Miller has found balance between farming, footy and family. Picture: MACKENZIE BOOK

Community and balance the key for footballer farmer

Nestled in a tranquil, leafy garden setting, this charming weatherboard home offers some of the best creek views in town—an opportunity that's hard to match.

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Presentation perfect - position perfect

Horsham historian, Bob McIvena has undertaken extensive reseach into the history of the Wimmera Mallee's watercourses including the former Wimmera Mallee Channel system. The first instalment of this remarkable history starts in a double page spread in today 'Llifestyle' pages in today's Horsham Times. Mr McIlvena is pictured at a spillway just below the original and now defunct Dooen weir, east of Riverside, north of Horsham.

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“If you don’t know where you’ve been, how do you know where you’re going?” A history of the remarkable Wimmera water ways

Tyre fires off-limits - feature photo

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Tyre fires off-limits

Harvest maintenance is vital to help reduce the risk of fires over harvest.

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CFA warns of harvest fire risk

Check sensors, weather stations for 3G reliance - feature photo

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Check sensors, weather stations for 3G reliance

Professor David Rowlings will lead a tri-state study of the greenhouse gas emissions that develop as crop residue breaks down.

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Crop GHG study comes to Wimmera

Wimmera on the wall? - feature photo

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Wimmera on the wall?

South Australian farmer Mark Modra will address fatigue management at BCG’s Main Field Day next week.

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Straight from the farmer's mouth

Farmers in the Wimmera Mallee can earn between $1000 and $10,000 by planting pollinator-friendly trees on their own land.

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Buzz around bee-friendly planting program

BCG research and extension officer Kelly Angel will present the latest developments in pulses at the organisation's 2024 Main Field Day.

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By growers, for growers

Michael Nash applies bait to faba beans in a bid to control conical snails

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Small in stature but a huge overall cost

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