01 Oct 08 | THE best indigenous footballers from across the south-west are expected to play for the West Vic Eels in the annual Aboriginal state championships this weekend.
Team leader Aaron Clark said the...
01 Oct 08 | IN the interests of sparking his batting form, Dennington Cricket Club's new captain-coach Glenn Skinner is expected to try and avoid marriage this summer.
Skinner, 28, and partner Leisa Duck h...
01 Oct 08 | A NEW bus stop shelter outside Warrnambool's historic railway station is being described as a plastic abomination.
The king-sized shelter, typical of others across the state, has also been criticis...
01 Oct 08 | THE city's retail hub is set to receive another blow as fabric and craft giant Spotlight prepares to shift its store to the city's eastern precinct.
The company yesterday confirmed it expected to ...
01 Oct 08 | AFTER 30 years in the police force Woolsthorpe's Colin Ryan hopes to bring a commonsense approach to the Moyne Shire.
Mr Ryan, 49, yesterday announced he would stand as a candidate in November's co...
01 Oct 08 | SOUTH West Cricket Association has lost one of its founding clubs with Derrinallum deciding to switch leagues for the 2008-09 season.
Having been a part of the A grade competition in South West...
01 Oct 08 | THE Grassmere club is a red-hot tip to win the Grassmere Cricket Association A grade competition which kicks off this weekend.
With the AFL final siren still echoing after last Saturday, the GC...
01 Oct 08 | The 51-year-old hopes to sail off with his wife Felicite.
His amazing project will be opened to the public this Sunday and every subsequent weekend to help cover costs.
Measuring 21 metres long,...
01 Oct 08 | COUNCIL candidates for the first time will have to declare who bankrolls their campaigns.
New rules will reveal whether south-west elections are as independent as most have believed.
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01 Oct 08 | THE man in charge of the Racing Victoria Limited (RVL) review of jumps racing yesterday revealed he had made an interim report which he felt the RVL board had to act on.
Judge David Jones said ...
01 Oct 08 | SOUTH-WEST fishermen will spend up to $1000 on a new search and rescue beacon considered more effective than the current model.
Boat operators are set to make the switch to the new beacons afte...
01 Oct 08 | IF you love chocolate - and few people don't - then this week Warrnambool is for you.
For seven days, 45 businesses have combined for a feast of the senses with taste testing, chocolate hunts a...
01 Oct 08 | The competition's entry form states Ms Morrow will select the winner of the $15,000 F.J. Foundation acquisitive prize donated by the Jones family.
The conditions of entry also confirm Ms Morrow is ...
01 Oct 08 | A DENNINGTON stock agent who made inappropriate and obscene comments to a woman in a gym is expected to receive a community-based order.
Timothy John Hill, 39, of Nina Street, pleaded guilt...
30 Sep 08 | VICTORIAN Racing Minister Rob Hulls has broken his silence on The Standard's recent campaign to save jumps racing and with it, the city's May Racing Carnival.
30 Sep 08 | BREAKING NEWS: Wannon Water has dismissed reports Warrnambool's water storages are at a critically low level.
30 Sep 08 | POLICE are set to launch a blitz on drink-driving in the south-west as motorists continue to play Russian roulette on the roads.
New statistics show an alarming number of drivers are ignoring t...
30 Sep 08 | TIM Morse's highly-anticipated introduction to sprintcar racing is on hold for at least a month.
The five-time national V8 dirt modified champion revealed yesterday he was still in the process of b...
30 Sep 08 | WARRNAMBOOL body builder Benson Milgate faces a number's test to defend his Victoria National Qualifier Championships junior title this weekend.
Milgate was one of only six competitors in the under...
30 Sep 08 | AN updated racing package is accompanied by a new competitive outlook from Daniel Newnham for the 2008-09 sprintcar season.
The 37-year-old driver who spends his working week in Geelong and weekend...
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