The absence of regional sporting activity in the wake of COVID-19 restrictions has provided an opportunity for The Weekly Advertiser to reflect on the Wimmera sports and sporting heroes that have influenced our lives.
Sport has always had an enormous impact on regional life, providing an outlet for individuals and teams to explore their potential in pursuits beyond their everyday working lives or used sport as a form of expression and confidence-building.
In some circumstances, some Wimmera, Mallee and Grampians fringe people have done so well that their working life and sport have merged.
So who rates as our most successful sportsmen and sportswomen?