{"id":431360,"date":"2026-01-23T03:30:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T03:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/431360\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T03:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T03:30:22","slug":"the-stawell-times-news-west-vic-news-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/431360\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stawell Times News | West Vic News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/the-stawell-times-news\/latest-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Latest News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/kookaburras-look-to-continue-undefeated-season-2026-01-23\" class=\"feature_photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Caleb Bretherton leads the competition as the top wicket-taker with 15 at an average of 10.87.\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/e1c5ce2b36b076d9bf3e2fdb0e3e93db.JPG\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-statamic-responsive-images=\"\"\/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>In their first season in the Horsham Cricket Association, the Halls Gap Kookaburras are currently equal on top of the ladder with Swifts-Great Western, and when they play<\/p>\n<p class=\"details mb-3\">  23 January, 2026 <\/p>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/the-stawell-times-news\/council-politics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Council &amp; Politics<\/a>     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/mp-calls-it-2026-01-12\" class=\"feature_photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Upper house MP Joe McCracken will not contest his seat at this year's election.\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/d0ee4682e6698b043a8b2b8bc89b508a.jpg\" width=\"904\" height=\"603\" data-statamic-responsive-images=\"\"\/> <\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/mp-calls-it-2026-01-12\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MP calls it quits<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Upper house MP Joe McCracken has announced he won\u2019t recontest his seat at this year\u2019s election after serving just one&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"details mb-3\">  12 January, 2026  <\/p>\n<p class=\"coverage\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/ararat\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ararat News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/avoca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Avoca News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/beaufort\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Beaufort News<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/libs-in-limbo-2025-12-29\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Libs in limbo<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4\">THE Liberal Party\u2019s chosen candidate for the seat of Ripon has withdrawn&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"coverage\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/ararat\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ararat News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/avoca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Avoca News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/beaufort\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Beaufort News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/buangor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buangor News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/elmhurst\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elmhurst News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/evansford\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Evansford News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/glenorchy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Glenorchy News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/landsborough\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Landsborough News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/lexton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lexton News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/marnoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marnoo News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/moonambel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moonambel News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/redbank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Redbank News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/skipton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Skipton News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/snake-valley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Snake Valley News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/waubra\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Waubra News<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/liberals-select-ripon-candidate-2025-12-14\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liberals select Ripon candidate<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4\">The Liberal Party has selected its candidate to contest Ripon at next&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"coverage\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/avoca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Avoca News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/stawell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stawell News<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westvicnews.com.au\/mallee-mp-pleased-with-net-zero-decision-2025-11-27\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mallee MP pleased with net zero decision<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4\">MUCH has been made this week about the Liberal party\u2019s decision to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>         Most Popular   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Latest News In their first season in the Horsham Cricket Association, the Halls Gap Kookaburras are currently 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