General News
17 December, 2025
BRIEF NEWS: Changes to our publishing day and Liberal Ripon candidate announced
Here's a few brief bits of news we didn't want you to miss.
Publishing date change
NEXT WEEK’S bumper Christmas week edition of your local NCN Herald will be published next Tuesday.
We’ll have coverage of Friday night’s Christmas parade, Christmas stories and greetings and a bonus calendar and rainfall chart to help you map 2026.
Advertisers are reminded that the deadline for bookings and artwork is 3pm Friday.
Our office will close at 1pm next Tuesday for the Christmas break and re-open on Monday 12 January.
The first edition of your local NCN Herald in 2026 will be published on January 14.
Libs name candidate
ANDREW Kilmartin has been picked by the Liberal Party to challenge sitting MP Martha Haylett in Ripon at next November’s state election.
Mr Kilmartin, a former radio journalist in Ballarat, was selected by the party’s state executive on Sunday after an earlier pre-selection convention did not have the required attendance of branch delegates.
Mr Kilmartin stood for the Liberals in the Ballarat seat of Buningyong at the last election.
The Nationals are expected to name their candidate early in 2026 with former Ararat mayor Jo Armstrong tipped to get the nod.
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