May 23, 2013 SOUTH-WEST community leaders have joined growing concerns over the rise of gambling by children and teenagers,  particularly through social media.  

May 23, 2013 PARENTS Mark and Katrina Brightwell don’t know what the future holds for little  Mira.  

May 23, 2013 A MASTERPLAN has been proposed for the coastal stretch between Princetown and Peterborough to protect natural assets and promote tourism.  

May 23, 2013 IF you go fishing for a prized mulloway in the Glenelg River during the summer, don’t be surprised if you come home empty-handed.  

May 23, 2013 TEACHERS and students angry over TAFE cuts held up banners outside South West TAFE yesterday calling on Premier Denis Napthine to restore funding and up to 40 jobs axed last year.   

May 23, 2013 TWO young Hamilton people were yesterday committed to stand trial on charges they were involved in the alleged stabbing of an acquaintance.  

May 23, 2013 TRISTAN Krepp didn’t take part in raucous celebrations this week by the Australian team after its win at the world-famous Chelsea Flower Show in London.  

May 23, 2013 WARRNAMBOOL jumps race sponsor Nick Rule is unmoved by an RSPCA campaign to persuade corporate sponsors to withdraw their support for the Warrnambool May Racing Carnival.  

May 23, 2013 PARAMEDICS in the south-west are working shifts of up to 14 hours to prop up their income as pay talks between unions and the government stall.   

May 23, 2013 THERE is always hope.