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Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times


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Alexander brothers smashing records

Emily Gladdis, Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times
Cricket
An unforgettable day for West Wimmera Warriors cricket and brothers Nathan and Bradley Alexander in Saturday's one day match. The day score final scores as Warriors 3/395 to St Mary's 10/151. In incredible scenes it saw Nathan Alexander - score 230 runs from 126 balls, including 17 4s and 14 6s.

State of disaster declared

On Friday 20 buildings were lost in the fire that tore through Grass Flat including Natimuk and Quantong, in the afternoon. Local crews including the FCV Broughton T1 and Propodollah T1, manned by members from across the Lowan Group, attended the Grass Flat/Natimuk fires for two days, including Friday faced with extreme heat and winds.

Magnificent sky!

Emily Gladdis, Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times
News
Magnificent sky on Friday. Photo by Kathy Koop.

Nhill Boxing Day races

Emily Gladdis, Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times
News
The Nhill & District Racing Club celebrated a wonderful day on Boxing Day at the DMD Nhill Cup ... Just over 1100 people flocked to the Nhill Racecourse for the annual Boxing Day race meeting. The Paul Preusker trained Sirius Black won the feature race of the day, the DMD Nhill Cup with Harry Grace riding.

Kaniva A&P Society – Wheat Crop Competition 2025

Emily Gladdis, Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times
Agriculture
The Kaniva A&P Society conducted another successful crop competition in November attracting a good variety of entries from across the district ... There were 21 crop entries: 3 Durum, 7 Heavy, 8 Mixed, and 3 Light. The judging covered a wide area, from Lawloit through to the Border, ensuring full representation of the district.

Shared Table puts Nhill’s refugee story on screen

Emily Gladdis, Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times
Council
Rosie for Hindmarsh. On Tuesday evening a number of community members and Hindmarsh Shire Councillors attended the premiere of Shared Table: Regional Heroes at Hoyts Melbourne Central. This powerful documentary, created by CALD Community Voices, shines a light on regional stories of refugee settlement — including those from Nhill.

Serviceton silo art now complete

Emily Gladdis, Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times
Arts
Painting of a new art installation at GrainCorp's Serviceton site has now finished, marking a major milestone for the town and its place on the Wimmera Mallee's growing network of silo art installations. Adelaide-based artist Jack Fran spent about two weeks painting the mural, which tells the story of the South Australia–Victoria border dispute and features historical surveyors Henry Wade and Edward White.

Nhill hockey premierships celebrations continue

Emily Gladdis, Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times
Hockey
Rachel Clark. The Nhill Leopards and their families came together on Sunday 16 November 2025 at the Davis Park clubrooms to continue to celebrate their recent incredible hockey premiership ... A main part of the celebration was the presentation of commemorative premiership shirts as a special memento of this historic season.

Conservation collaboration set to protect Wimmera’s unique wildlife

Emily Gladdis, Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times
Banking
Threatened wildlife like the critically endangered South-east Red-tailed Black-cockatoo have a bright future thanks to a renewed conservation partnership with Bank Australia in the Wimmera. Conservation organisation Trust for Nature is partnering with Bank Australia to manage the bank's 2,117 hectare conservation reserve...

Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times is run by Gladdis Enterprises and covers issues and events in the townships of Nhill and Kaniva.

Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times  
27 Victoria Street, Nhill Vic 3418
Phone: 03 5391 1555   I   Fax: 03 5391 1264  

Editor: Emily Gladdis
0428 112 321   I   editor@nhillfreepress.com.au

Publisher: Daniel Gladdis
03 5391 1555   I   editor@nhillfreepress.com.au

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