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PACKED: A busy car park along the Great Ocean Road.

EXCLUSIVEGreat Ocean Road may drop to 20km/h limit

Andrew Thomson

Kermond's recipe always a winner

Kermond's recipe always a winner

Kimberley Price

Two of the breeding penguins on Middle Island. Picture: supplied

Breeding penguins return despite fears of absence

Jackson Graham

SOLDIER: World War II veteran Bill Sinclair flew cover support with the RAF during the D-Day landings. Picture: Rob Gunstone

World War II pilot soars to birthday milestone

Katrina Lovell

The council is preparing its 10-year dredging strategy.

Fisherman urges council to dispose of sand away from beach

Monique Patterson

Former Port Fairy Folk Festival Director Jamie McKew.

Folkie founder first Australian to receive lifetime award

Kyra Gillespie

GIFT IDEA: Warrnambool Toyworld owners Peter and Maree Sedgley with some popular Christmas gifts. Picture: Anthony Brady

Interactive toys, gadgets on Santa lists

Jackson Graham

Men of the people: Tim and Thommo are standing up for the little guys and girls again this week.

T&T: Fiascos, outrage and following advice

Legal aid on front foot as robodebt halted

89-year Christmas tradition will live on

UPDATEDDriver survives horror crash at .251

Sexual abuse victim applauds head of commission

PACKED: A busy car park along the Great Ocean Road.

EXCLUSIVEGreat Ocean Road may drop to 20km/h limit

Historic property up for grabs

Historic property up for grabs

Former Port Fairy Folk Festival Director Jamie McKew.

Folkie founder first Australian to receive lifetime award

Highlight: Pomborneit captain Grant Place and his brother and man of the match Clinton Place after winning the South West Cricket Association grand final earlier this year. Picture: Anthony Brady

Club leader to add milestone to glittering career

CHANGE OF WHEELS: Jock Goodyer has been using mountain bike trails near his home in Tasmania to train for his sprintcar racing. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Bike training helping young Tasmanian sprintcar ace improve

Men of the people: Tim and Thommo are standing up for the little guys and girls again this week.

T&T: Fiascos, outrage and following advice

Presidents Cup: Leish denies momentum swing to Americans

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Photos of the week | December 6

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Breeding penguins return despite fears of absence

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Kermond's recipe always a winner

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T&T: Fiascos, outrage and following advice

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Legal aid on front foot as robodebt halted

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TOP FORM: Marc Leishman bounced back from a first-day defeat to win on day two of the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Presidents Cup: Leish denies momentum swing to Americans

NICE CATCH: Salty Dog Charters' customers with a swag of gummy shark. Picture: SUPPLIED

Belters hit the deck

Highlight: Pomborneit captain Grant Place and his brother and man of the match Clinton Place after winning the South West Cricket Association grand final earlier this year. Picture: Anthony Brady

Club leader to add milestone to glittering career

Back in action: Terang's Jack Lee has recovered from a collarbone injury and will compete in Max's Race on Saturday night.

Jack back on track after recovering from injury

CHANGE OF PLANS: Trainer Geoff Withers has scratched Unrealistic from a race at Flemington on Saturday. Picture: Todd Nicholson/Racing Photos

Withers scratches dual Dunkeld Cup winner from Saturday run

Tim Auld

CHANGE OF WHEELS: Jock Goodyer has been using mountain bike trails near his home in Tasmania to train for his sprintcar racing. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Bike training helping young Tasmanian sprintcar ace improve

Sean Hardeman

Warrnambool's Hayley White is off to the Priesdents Cup in Melbourne. Picture Mark Witte

Presidents Cup: Leish and Tiger beckon for Warrnambool fan

Nick Ansell

GREEN LIGHT: Port Fairy Cycling Club will be running a summer criterium series at Warrnambool Airport. Picture: PFCC

Cycling club's new series gets green light after test run

Sean Hardeman

All-Aussie options for quick breaks and getaways

All-Aussie options for quick breaks and getaways

Explore Travel:

HISTORY: Travel through the spectacular scenery around the Danube on your Amsterdam to Budapest river cruise.

Entries close soon: win a $27,000 European river cruise for two

Joanne Crawford

Enjoy the ultimate sleepover with native fauna at Taronga Zoo's new Wildlife Retreat.

A night in the wild - but with a twist

Teresa Ooi

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Waiting for waves: Warrnambool boardriders Kylie Palmer, Baz Law and Michelle Lyons are ready to go for the Paddle out for Pink surfing competition. Picture: Mark Witte

Keen surfers to paddle out for pink cause

Rob Gunstone

In the pit: Bruce Campbell is overseeing the redevelopment work in the Warrnambool Community Gardens quarry site. Picture: Rob Gunstone

Quarry to become 'beautiful and practical'

Rob Gunstone

DADDY COOL: Ross Wilson is set to rock Warrnambool stage at Sunday's Taste of the Coast with limited tickets still available for the food, music and market event.

Still riding the roller coaster of rock life

Kimberley Price

CASH BOOST: The popular Port Fairy to Warrnambool Rail Trail will benefit from Moyne Shire funding. Picture: Morgan Hancock

News, views, reviews from Moyne Shire

Anthony Brady

TOAST: Ian Sharrock enjoys a beer at the Stump after riding from Portland to Port Fairy. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Rider in familiar surrounds as bikes pedal into town

Anthony Brady

Great Victorian Bike Ride.

Pedal power ready to roll into seaside village

Anthony Brady

CASH BOOST: The popular Port Fairy to Warrnambool Rail Trail will benefit from Moyne Shire funding. Picture: Morgan Hancock

News, views, reviews from Moyne Shire

EXCITED: A swarm of children get ready for the Irish Santa to throw out some Christmas lollies at last year's Koroit Carols by the Railway. The event returns this Sunday.

Town set to hit high notes

Anthony Brady

Port Fairy Community Bank.

Bank reports strong state at annual general meeting

Anthony Brady

Get amongst the crowd at the 2020 Port Fairy Festival. Photo by David Harris.

An intergenerational festival that celebrates music, friendship and fun

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

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Oia town on Santorini island, Greece. Get amongst the traditional and famous houses and churches with blue domes over the Caldera, Aegean sea.

Medieval cities of the Mediterranean

Emma Brown

Get amongst the crowd at the 2020 Port Fairy Festival. Photo by David Harris.

An intergenerational festival that celebrates music, friendship and fun

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

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Immerse yourself in a private escape by the river

Immerse yourself in a private escape by the river

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A low-maintenance delight that is set up for entertaining

A low-maintenance delight that is set up for entertaining

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This great escape provides the rural lifestyle you dreamed of

This great escape provides the rural lifestyle you dreamed of

House of the Week

PACKED: A busy car park along the Great Ocean Road.

EXCLUSIVEGreat Ocean Road may drop to 20km/h limit

Andrew Thomson

In the pit: Bruce Campbell is overseeing the redevelopment work in the Warrnambool Community Gardens quarry site. Picture: Rob Gunstone

Quarry to become 'beautiful and practical'

Rob Gunstone

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

Lyndell Whyte

PACKED: A busy car park along the Great Ocean Road.

EXCLUSIVEGreat Ocean Road may drop to 20km/h limit

Money coming: Warrnambool and District Country Music Association members John Anscombe and David Ellerton, Warrnambool SDS students Jacob Paton-Lee, 15, Ashley Holmes, 14, and James Clisby, 17, Country Music Association members Robyn Gleeson and Pat Anscombe, and Cantori Choir founder Jeanette Hajncl. Picture: Rob Gunstone

Ready to move but school fundraising continues

Rob Gunstone

Time: The Sisters dairyfarmer Jill Porter now wants to meet with Premier Dan Andrews as the fallout from the St Patrick's Day bushfires continues. Picture: Christine Ansorge

Campaigner calls on premier to meet as bushfire fallout continues

Andrew Thomson

Clerk of Course Leo Dwyer is retiring from Warrnambool Racing Club after 58 years. Picture: Anthony Brady

Photos of the week | December 6

Men of the people: Tim and Thommo are standing up for the little guys and girls again this week.

T&T: Fiascos, outrage and following advice

GIFT IDEA: Warrnambool Toyworld owners Peter and Maree Sedgley with some popular Christmas gifts. Picture: Anthony Brady

Interactive toys, gadgets on Santa lists

MAKE A SPLASH: Wagga kids splashing about at Wagga Beach, which is the country's ninth best Aussie beach for 2020. Picture: Visit Wagga.

It's 400km inland but this city wins beach award

HISTORY: Travel through the spectacular scenery around the Danube on your Amsterdam to Budapest river cruise.

Entries close soon: win a $27,000 European river cruise for two

Joanne Crawford

Nihindu Ranasinghe, of Warrnambool, scored 99.65 in his VCE. He's a student at Hamilton and Alexandra College. Picture: Anthony Brady

'Our hard work paid off': Results day for students

Jackson Graham

It's all about the environment in the NT. Pick the endangered one?

REAL AUSTRALIAEnergy companies in hot water over plans to frack in the wet

City's kids are being locked in cars at a faster rate than most of the state

City's kids are being locked in cars at a faster rate than most of the state

Jessica Howard

Letters: 'Speak out against this massive green intrusion'

Letters: 'Speak out against this massive green intrusion'

Letters: 'Oval plan not quite the pride of the region we envisaged'

Letters: 'Oval plan not quite the pride of the region we envisaged'

Letters: 'How could eyesore be ignored?'

Letters: 'How could eyesore be ignored?'

Simple things missed in care

Simple things missed in care

Cheryl Field

Edith Cowan University's Dr Stephanie Rainey-Smith shares her insights into Alzheimer's disease on the Body of Knowledge podcast.

What can you do to avoid Alzheimer's disease?

Geraldine Cardozo

Warning as scammers steal mobile phone numbers, rob bank accounts

Warning as scammers steal mobile phone numbers, rob bank accounts

Eileen Wood

An emergency warning remains in place for an unpredictable bushfire in Perth's north.

Emergency remains for Perth bushfire

Hitting the road at Christmas: Be prepared. Photo: Shutterstock

Safely hitting the road on holidays

Lawyer Michael Tudori says his client would make admissions over an alleged $22 million fraud.

'Corrupt' WA bureaucrat facing 530 charges

The culture in Victoria Police was 'toxic' when Nicola Gobbo was an informer, an inquiry has heard.

Top judge offered Lawyer X review in 2010

Families of victims of the White Island eruption waited for bodies to be retrieved from the site.

Australian bodies retrieved from volcano

Ben McKay

A parliamentary report on press freedom in Australia has been delayed until next year.

Press freedom report delayed again

Finbar O'Mallon

Firefighters are backburning across NSW firegrounds ahead of deteriorating weather again next week.

Backburning ahead of worsening NSW weather

Scott Morrison says while government has made progress on child abuse, there is still work to do.

Government slow on child safety guidance

Finbar O'Mallon

RAM POWER: Ram breeder Mark Cain, Rodvale, Carisbrook, with ram client Murray Cooke, Clunes, and the Cooke's 1.5 year-old ewes that made $366 at Ballarat.

Strong rise for first cross ewes at Ballarat

Alastair Dowie

FAMILY: Megan and Damian Lee, Bushy Park, with sons Patrick, 13, and Eric, 14, sold 30 heifers, including 15, 360kg, for $1020 or 283c/kg.

'They're buggered': farmers desperate for dam-filling rain as cattle hit the market

Bryce Eishold

CODE COCKIES: Agriculture minister Bridget McKenzie releases the mandatory dairy code.

How the state farmer bodies and processors reacted to mandatory Dairy Code

Marian Macdonald

Despite the north facing frontage, the rear living areas have great access to northern light. Photos by Tatjana Plitt.

When light is the backbone of design

CLEVER: Despite the north facing frontage, the rear living areas have great access to northern light. Photos: Tatjana Plitt.

When light is the backbone of design

Peter Russell-Clarke: the bearded bloke with a passion for art and food

Peter Russell-Clarke: the bearded bloke with a passion for art and food

Kathy Sharpe