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$100,000 inheritance stolen from Warrnambool home

DESTROYED: A shed and all its contents were destroyed by fire on Monday morning. Picture: Hamilton Fire Brigade

Classic cars destroyed in Hamilton shed blaze

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Police seize marijuana from south-west home

DYNAMIC DUO: Mackenzie Lang, 9, and Xander Kelson, 12, entertained the crowd. Picture: Monique Patterson

Thousands flock to St Joseph's school fair

HOWZAT WINNING FEELING: Russells Creek's Matt Petherick celebrates the victory after claiming the final wicket on Sunday. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Creekers fight their way to back-to-back top-grade flags

DYNAMIC DUO: Mackenzie Lang, 9, and Xander Kelson, 12, entertained the crowd. Picture: Monique Patterson

Thousands flock to St Joseph's school fair

Emerging Power footballer on the mend after double break

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Bottle wielding offenders attack victims at Warrnambool home

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Inside Racing: Plateau Gold set to retire again

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Novice bridge pairs play their cards right to take title

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Hard road ahead after husband took his own life

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$100,000 inheritance stolen from Warrnambool home

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RESTING UP: Kolora-Noorat and GWV Rebels under 16 player Sam Kenna is recovering after breaking his ankle playing footy. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Emerging Power footballer on the mend after double break

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UNSUITABLE: Quinton Scott says that his galloper Plateau Gold is probably headed for a second retirement. Picture: Christine Ansorge

Inside Racing: Plateau Gold set to retire again

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HOWZAT WINNING FEELING: Russells Creek's Matt Petherick celebrates the victory after claiming the final wicket on Sunday. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Creekers fight their way to back-to-back top-grade flags

NUMBER ONE: West Warrnambool celebrates its Warrnambool and District Cricket Association division two premiership. Picture: Justine McCullagh-Beasy

Panther batsman sets the bar high in division two decider

PHILOSOPHICAL: Simon Ryan's galloper Tarquin just missed out on a guaranteed start in this year's Caulfield Cup. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Ryan-trained horse pipped for guaranteed Caulfield Cup spot

Tim Auld

RAPID RISE: Sam Astbury was playing D grade four years ago. Now he's Warrnambool Golf Club A grade champion. Picture: Morgan Hancock

From D grade to the top: A-grade champion's rapid rise

Justine McCullagh-Beasy

ZOOM ZOOM: Jackson Young rides over a bump on the Jetty Flat track during the Warrnambool BMX Club Classic. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Say cheese: BMX riders captured racing around the track

LEADERS: Russells Creek's Cam Williams and Brierly-Christ Church's Mark Murphy will go into battle one last time this season. Picture: Anthony Brady

Keep track on all of the weekend's WDCA grand finals

Sean Hardeman

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Best players: Warrnambool Bridge Club members Peter Dexter and Robyn Archer combined to win the Under 50 ABF Points division.

Novice bridge pairs play their cards right to take title

Rob Gunstone

Zoe Stevens, Peta Jolley and Lorraine Bell from the Warrnambool Yoga Project will be running a yoga class at the 'This Girl Can' program launch this Sunday. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Chance to bend and stretch on the Civic Green

Rob Gunstone

Happy days: Participant Adia Herry, 6, surfs a wave at Warrnambool's Lady Bay with the help of a volunteer at a previous event. There were smiles all around as participants made the most of the day. Pictures: Morgan Hancock

Hang ten: All-abilities surfing event rolls into city

Trent Holland

ROUGH TRACK: Port Fairy residents, part of the Terjesen Court Owners Corporation, would like a footpath near their homes on Gipps Street. Picture: Christine Ansorge

Residents take to warpath in fight for better route

Anthony Brady

READY TO GO: Koroit and District Primary School principal Marina Milich is looking forward to the Easter Fair on Friday. She is encouraging the wider community to embrace the event.

Principal tells her favourite things about Easter Fair

Anthony Brady

KEEN: Bruce Brown and his motorcycle will be part of the Koroit Lions Club's Swap Meet Show n' Shine. The Op Shop warehouse will also be open. Picture: Christine Ansorge

Lions club has lots on offer at Victoria Park

Anthony Brady

ROUGH TRACK: Port Fairy residents, part of the Terjesen Court Owners Corporation, would like a footpath near their homes on Gipps Street. Picture: Christine Ansorge

Residents take to warpath in fight for better route

Port Fairy's Jo Williams at the Port Fairy Folk Festival on Monday.

Community celebrates as Folkie proclaimed a success

Anthony Brady

FOLKIE FUN: Warrnambool's Louise Chow, originally from Port Fairy, catches up on her phone calls during a break at the Port Fairy Folk Festival on Monday. Picture: Anthony Brady

My favourite things… from the Port Fairy Folk Festival

Anthony Brady

Keeping your loved-ones close across the world

Emma Brown

The beautiful Maldives: In the Maldives the group will cruise some of the region's most spectacular islands, taking in pristine beaches and abundant wildlife. This is sponsored content from Travelrite.

Seychelles, Maldives and Andaman Islands make for the holiday of a lifetime

Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check if their vehicles are affected by the Takata airbag recall.

Car makers call for vital safety check

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WHAT A CATCH: A 125kg bluefin tuna caught in the area in 2018. Will someone reel in a fish this huge during the Hooked on Tuna competition? Photo courtesy of Peter Goode.

Anglers get hooked on tuna in April

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A luxurious country home with over an acre to play with

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Best players: Warrnambool Bridge Club members Peter Dexter and Robyn Archer combined to win the Under 50 ABF Points division.

Novice bridge pairs play their cards right to take title

Rob Gunstone

Win tickets to see the movie about Australia's most celebrated and important voices

Recall: Eggs are being recalled from supermarkets amid fears of salmonella contamination.

Eggs recalled from supermarkets over salmonella concerns

Best players: Warrnambool Bridge Club members Peter Dexter and Robyn Archer combined to win the Under 50 ABF Points division.

Novice bridge pairs play their cards right to take title

Bit bleak: It's that dark at 6.55am that you can't even see the church looking north up Warrnambool's Kepler Street. Warrnambool is expecting a top of 23 degrees.

Cloudy across the south-west with a chance of drizzle

Andrew Thomson

Dangerous and decrepit: The rotten, termite infested pole that snapped and started The Sisters/Garvoc St Patrick's Day bushfire last year.

'No plan to manage deadly infrastructure': South-west MP lashes energy minister

Andrew Thomson

RESTING UP: Kolora-Noorat and GWV Rebels under 16 player Sam Kenna is recovering after breaking his ankle playing footy. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Emerging Power footballer on the mend after double break

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Stepping out: Donna Bowman walking to raise awareness about police suicide. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Hard road ahead after husband took his own life

HOWZAT WINNING FEELING: Russells Creek's Matt Petherick celebrates the victory after claiming the final wicket on Sunday. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Creekers fight their way to back-to-back top-grade flags

Participants in the Let's Talk bike ride from Perth to Warrnambool are all smiles after finishing the journey. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Riders overcome with emotion after 3000 kilometre ride

NUMBER ONE: West Warrnambool celebrates its Warrnambool and District Cricket Association division two premiership. Picture: Justine McCullagh-Beasy

Panther batsman sets the bar high in division two decider

Justine McCullagh-Beasy

DYNAMIC DUO: Mackenzie Lang, 9, and Xander Kelson, 12, entertained the crowd. Picture: Monique Patterson

Thousands flock to St Joseph's school fair

RAPID RISE: Sam Astbury was playing D grade four years ago. Now he's Warrnambool Golf Club A grade champion. Picture: Morgan Hancock

From D grade to the top: A-grade champion's rapid rise

Justine McCullagh-Beasy

ZOOM ZOOM: Jackson Young rides over a bump on the Jetty Flat track during the Warrnambool BMX Club Classic. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Say cheese: BMX riders captured racing around the track

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Letters: 'Dogs use the beach as a toilet'

Sharp Airlines first flight landing at Warrnambool Airport .

Letters: 'Air service may be feasible for Hamilton and Portland but not Warrnambool'

Crash: The section of fence wiped out by a truck this week at Woodford.

Letters: 'no-one was injured but it is a disaster waiting to happen'

End-of-life doula Helen Callanan

Doulas provide support for the dying

Eileen Wood

ON REFLECTION: Simon Cullen with the Lookinglass artifical intelligence mirror.

AI mirror monitors Parkinson’s signs

BE SAFE: If you find it is too tricky or unsafe to fit a smoke alarm yourself, contact your nearest Fire and Rescue NSW station for advice.

Be alarmed about fire risk

The Berejiklian government has secured a majority in NSW by winning a 47th seat in the lower house.

Berejiklian govt secures majority in NSW

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A WA coroner is looking into a bushfire at Scaddan, near Esperance, which killed four people.

WA farmer tried to save others in bushfire

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Simone Quinlan's murderer has been refused a bid to appeal his sentence.

Vic man knocked back in murder appeal

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The leadership of the NSW Labor party won't be contested until after the federal poll.

NSW Labor spill 'held after federal poll'

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Sam Oliver says he was defamed in a TV news report depicting him as a coward.

Man defamed in 'coward punch' report: QC

Margaret Scheikowski
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The Whitsundays region has been the site of a number of shark attacks in the last six months.

Man attacked by shark at Whitsundays

Aaron Bunch
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South Australian senator Rex Patrick wants an inquiry into right-wing extremism.

Senator wants right-wing extremism inquiry

Daniel McCulloch
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Outgoing Lib MP Craig Laundy refusing to add fuel to speculation over his replacement in Sydney.

Coalition split on One Nation preferences

Matt Coughlan
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Garvoc sheep farmer Angus McGillivery is still waiting to rebuild after last year's St Patrick's Day fires. Photo by Rob Gunstone.

Rebuilding plans ahead after South-West fires

Katrina Lovell

Top price bull: Phil and Kerrie Geehman, Ensay, purchased Lot 2, Nunniong Kenya N076 (H) Wednesday.

Nunniong demand waylaid by drought

Peter Kostos

Stud Manager: Newcomen Hereford's stud manager, Matt Marshall, presents Newcomen Nambucca N015 (H), the top price bull at their recent sale at Ensay.

Newcomen Herefords sell to $11,000

Peter Kostos

'Once-in-a-lifetime' experience at Western Plains Zoo

John Rozentals

More than just a 'motel of the seas', cruising is a must-do travel experience

Scott McRae

Photo: Lifetime Private Retreats

South Australia: You're soaking in it ... with the best views available

Troy Purple (Instagram @simplysandscribes) creates stunning art on the sands of Moon Bay with nothing but a short stick and a majestic natural canvas. Photo: Ben Smyth

'Sand Scribe' Troy Purple carves out a natural therapy

Ben Smyth

EXOTIC GREENHOUSE: This trend celebrates the beauty of nature and plants by inviting fresh greenery and colour indoors.

Make your own wall clock

Designer of the Royal Australian Mint's new Mr Squiggle and Friend coins Tony Dean inside his Bega studio. Picture: Alasdair McDonald

Meet the man behind the Mr Squiggle coin series

Alasdair McDonald