The Pyrenees Advocate

16/11/2025

Police are promising a major crackdown on drug and drink drivers travelling to and from this weekend Wild Horses festival at Carapooee East near St Arnaud.State Highway Patrol and the Road Policing Drug and Alcohol Section will deploy to the festival working alongside local police on roads around the event.It comes as drink and drug driving detections peak at this time of year.Drug driving detections are typically highest in November while December sees the highest number of drink drivers caught.Between 2022 and 2024, there were 4,456 drug drivers and 4,235 drink drivers detected in November and December, with one in three caught in regional Victoria.Music festivals across the state including Wild Horses will be a focus, with drug and alcohol testing vehicles to be deployed for widespread roadside testing.

Police are promising a major crackdown on drug and drink drivers travelling to and from this weekend Wild Horses festival at Carapooee East near St Arnaud. State Highway Patrol and the Road Policing Drug and Alcohol Section will deploy to the festival working alongside local police on roads...

16/11/2025

A B-double truck that went down an embankment in a freak accident in Skipton has finally been freed.The accident happened at about 4.30pm on November 13 near Stewart Park, while the driver was inside a nearby Caltex service station.The grain truck came to rest at the bottom of a billabong on the Glenelg Highway on Thursday afternoon.It was a difficult operation to salvage the truck, with grain having to be siphoned before a rescue could be attempted.The truck was finally freed on Saturday.Police say the driver had gone into the Caltex Service Station when the truck apparently rolled down the hill.

A B-double truck that went down an embankment in a freak accident in Skipton has finally been freed. The accident happened at about 4.30pm on November 13 near Stewart Park, while the driver was inside a nearby Caltex service station. The grain truck came to rest at the bottom of a billabong on...

15/11/2025

SUMMERFIELD Wines at Moonambel has continued its winning streak, taking home a top award.At the recent Ballarat Wine Awards, Summerfield was awarded the Specsavers Ballarat & Wendouree Trophy for Best Wine of Provenance for its Summerfield Reserve Shiraz 2023, 2018 and 2015.

SUMMERFIELD Wines at Moonambel has continued its winning streak, taking home a top award. At the recent Ballarat Wine Awards, Summerfield was awarded the Specsavers Ballarat & Wendouree Trophy for Best Wine of Provenance for its Summerfield Reserve Shiraz 2023, 2018 and 2015.

14/11/2025

THE Beaufort Show offers something for everyone this Sunday. There are the regular action competitions – shearing, woodchop, yard dog trials and horse events. There are a lot of things to look at which are free including the pavilion displays, photography, art shed and the poultry shed.

13/11/2025

The weather turned chilly again on the weekend, with players swapping shorts for long pants and jumpers as round four of the Ararat and District Tennis Association served up another exciting day of competition.

13/11/2025

Beaufort Red claimed their first victory of the season, defeating Laanecoorie Dunnolly in round four of the Maryborough and District Cricket Association A-Reserve season.

13/11/2025

Avoca remains unbeaten in the Maryborough and District Cricket Association’s A-Reserve competition following a strong seven-wicket victory over Maryborough at Jubilee Oval last Saturday.

13/11/2025

WHEN Rob Johns took up residence in Lexton some 16 years ago, he began a journey of embracing the local community and a passion for helping others. Within two years, Rob launched an annual event supporting various charities, uniting nostalgic classic car enthusiasts and generous supporters. On Sunday the 2nd of November, the weather was perfect for this year’s event, Hot Dogs and Horse Power — the fourteenth edition of this much-loved annual fund-raiser.

WHEN Rob Johns took up residence in Lexton some 16 years ago, he began a journey of embracing the local community and a passion for helping others. Within two years, Rob launched an annual event supporting various charities, uniting nostalgic classic car enthusiasts and generous supporters. On...

12/11/2025

Beaufort’s Division Five midweek pennant bowls team secured a strong win on Tuesday, in chilly conditions, defeating Buninyong 73-44, winning all three rinks of the day.

12/11/2025

ALL three of Pyrenees Shire’s pools have undergone minor butessential upgrades to be ready for the 2025-2026 season beginning Saturday 29 November.

ALL three of Pyrenees Shire’s pools have undergone minor but essential upgrades to be ready for the 2025-2026 season beginning Saturday 29 November.

11/11/2025

BREAKING NEWS: POLICE have confirmed a three-year-old boy and his parents were killed in a horror smash this morning near the Lakaput Grain Storage facility.Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Eurambeen-Streatham and Mount William roads at about 9.30 this morning.It appears the car was t-boned by a truck at the intersection before rolling several times.Victoria Police initially reported two children and one adult died at the scene, but now say the deceased are a three-year-old boy, a 31-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man, who was driving the vehicle.The boy's grandmother was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries.

POLICE have confirmed a three-year-old boy and his parents were killed in a horror smash this morning near the Lakaput Grain Storage facility. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Eurambeen-Streatham and Mount William roads at about 9.30 this morning. It appears the car was t-boned...

11/11/2025

BREAKING NEWS: Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are heading to the scene of a triple fatality in Stoneleigh this morning.Emergency services were called to the collision, between a truck and car, at the intersection of Eurambeen-Streatham and Mount William roads shortly after 9.30am.The vehicle appears to have rolled and been crushed.Sadly, an adult and two children have died at the scene.Another adult, who was trapped in the vehicle, has life-threatening injuries and is expected to be airlifted to hospital.The area has been cordoned off and the surrounding roads are blocked while police and emergency service personnel respond to the scene.Detectives from the Major Collision Investigation Unit will investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision.The driver of the truck appears to have received minor injuries.Anyone who witnessed the incident or with dashcam vision is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.auFor the current provisional Lives Lost tally please see - https://www.police.vic.gov.au/road-safety

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are heading to the scene of a triple fatality in Stoneleigh this morning. Emergency services were called to the collision, between a truck and car, at the intersection of Eurambeen-Streatham and Mount William roads shortly after 9.30am. The vehicle...