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Cyclist struck by car, taken to hospital

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Cyclist struck by car, taken to hospital in serious condition

Rachael Houlihan

MORTALITY: Heart attacks, strokes, dementia and lung cancer have been the leading cause of death for people in the south-west in the past five years.

What is the most common cause of death in the south-west?

Jessica Howard, Kimberley Price

GOTCHA: Koroit's James Gow gets tackled by Warrnambool's Alex Shippard. Picture: Mark Witte

Report sours Saints' heavyweight victory

Justine McCullagh-Beasy
4m ago

ON THE MAP: Phil Hoye and Jimmi Buscombe with Warrnambool's famous wombat Gutsy, who now appears on Google Maps. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Gutsy the wombat is on Google Maps

Jessica Howard

PROUD MOMENT: Grandfather Les Baillie presents Jess Baillie with his first South Warrnambool guernsey ahead of his senior debut on Saturday. Les was also celebrating with the Roosters' 1969 premiership reunion. Picture: Mark Witte

The Hampden wrap: Thrilling wins, draws and reports

Justine McCullagh-Beasy
34m ago

Family: Mark and Lydia Collins at home with their children Max, Willow and Poppy.

One family's battle with childhood epilepsy

Lee Curnow

BUBBLE TEA: "Eva" Rachaneekon Ngamchanchaikul and "Bow" Tuangporn Chorsuwan are working hard keeping up with the demand for bubble tea at the new outlet in Liebig Street. Picture: Rob Gunstone

Bubble tea craze reaches Warrnambool

Jackson Graham

Council seeks feedback on changes to tip opening times at Mortlake, Macarthur, and Haweksdale.

Changes to district tips' opening times considered

Jackson Graham

Diabetes top ten leading cause of death in south-west

Mental health access determined by postcode, says union leader

T&T: Be excellent to each other

Indigenous candidates want south-west to embrace Treaty process

Cyclist struck by car, taken to hospital

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Cyclist struck by car, taken to hospital in serious condition

Contest: Nirranda coach Steph Townsend and South Rovers coach Jess Rohan battle for the ball on Saturday. Picture: Anthony Brady

WDFNL round 15 | Find out the final scores

1hr ago

DRAW: Koroit's Isabella Baker and Warrnambool's Sarah O'Keeffe fight for the ball during their match. Picture: Mark Witte

Hampden league round 13 | scores

2hrs ago

YOUNG GUN: Koroit's Zahli Adams was the Saints' best in their draw with Warrnambool on Saturday. Picture: Mark Witte

Saints, Blues play out dramatic draw

1hr ago

COUP FOR THE CITY: TEDxWarrnambool organiser Helen Sheedy celebrates the event coming to The Stage at Emmanuel College in Warrnambool in April. Picture: Anthony Brady

TedX event to showcase our city to the world

Side-by-side: Married couple Paul and Nicole Stokes play for the South Warrnambool Hurricanes. Picture: Mark Witte

Have you heard the story of the Hurricanes?

The Hampden wrap: Thrilling wins, draws and reports

34m ago

All the action for big round of district football and netball

34m ago

WDFNL round 15 | Find out the final scores

1hr ago

Saints, Blues play out dramatic draw

1hr ago

Hampden league round 13 | scores

2hrs ago

Hampden league round 13 | live coverage

13:00PM

PROUD MOMENT: Grandfather Les Baillie presents Jess Baillie with his first South Warrnambool guernsey ahead of his senior debut on Saturday. Les was also celebrating with the Roosters' 1969 premiership reunion. Picture: Mark Witte

The Hampden wrap: Thrilling wins, draws and reports

34m ago

Nirranda's Matthew Lloyd is tackled by Mark Murphy. Picture: Anthony Brady

All the action for big round of district football and netball

34m ago

Contest: Nirranda coach Steph Townsend and South Rovers coach Jess Rohan battle for the ball on Saturday. Picture: Anthony Brady

WDFNL round 15 | Find out the final scores

1hr ago

YOUNG GUN: Koroit's Zahli Adams was the Saints' best in their draw with Warrnambool on Saturday. Picture: Mark Witte

Saints, Blues play out dramatic draw

1hr ago

DRAW: Koroit's Isabella Baker and Warrnambool's Sarah O'Keeffe fight for the ball during their match. Picture: Mark Witte

Hampden league round 13 | scores

Justine McCullagh-Beasy
2hrs ago

Hampden league round 13 | live coverage

Hampden league round 13 | live coverage

Justine McCullagh-Beasy

WDFNL round 15 | live coverage

WDFNL round 15 | live coverage

Brian Allen

Legends: Les Baillie and Gary Hughson hold up the 1969 South Warrnambool premiership team photo. Picture: Mark Witte

'I still relive it in my mind': Coach has fond memories of 1969 premiership

Brian Allen

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Killarney musician Flo will be performing in Port Fairy's Sackville Street for the Budding Buskers event on Friday night. Picture: Morgan Hancock

What's On: Keeping the groove alive this weekend

Rob Gunstone

Cleaning up: Shane Godfrey, from Prehistoric Sounds, cleans one of the albums before the Vinyl Swap Meet in Port Fairy. Picture: Rob Gunstone

Drop the needle and find a rare record

Rob Gunstone

In for a fight: Film maker Dan Haberfield trains in the boxing ring alongside his niece Dayna Haberfield, 13. Picture: Morgan Hancock

World premiere for new short film

Rob Gunstone

LEADER: Port Fairy Hospital chief executive Gavin Butler in 1994. Mr Butler praised the community for its generosity, which helped pay for new medical equipment.

All the big yarns making the news back in the day

Anthony Brady

CLEAR: The Illowa Hall with the cypress trees removed. Picture: Morgan Hancock

New look for community hall as trees come down

Anthony Brady

FLASHBACK: Mark Moloney in 2009. Mr Moloney has announced he will end his role as principal of St Patrick's Primary School Koroit at the end of the year.

Classrooms return for a third term of learning

Anthony Brady

LEADER: Port Fairy Hospital chief executive Gavin Butler in 1994. Mr Butler praised the community for its generosity, which helped pay for new medical equipment.

All the big yarns making the news back in the day

STEPPING UP: New Koroit Lions Club president Jan Rissman. Picture: Anthony Brady

New era begins for lions club

Anthony Brady

FUN: Port Fairy Winter Weekends' Mad Hatter Jesse Hartwich is excited about the parties ahead. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Winter is heating up again with big weekend ahead

Anthony Brady

OUTLOOK: The ACM survey aims to find out more about what makes regional and rural communities tick.

Help us build a better understanding of regional Australia

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A delightful Indian Ocean island cruise

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OUTLOOK: The ACM survey aims to find out more about what makes regional and rural communities tick.

Help us build a better understanding of regional Australia

SPOT THE WILDLIFE: The Leopard is one of Africa's "big five" along with lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and buffaloes found in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park.

Southern Africa's natural wonders

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Popular choice: Owning a mobile phone is a necessity for just about everyone these days, but did you know that there are 2.5 billion of us that use Android making it the world's most popular operating system.

How to find the perfect phone for you

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Can you see yourself in this seaside luxury escape?

Can you see yourself in this seaside luxury escape?

House of the Week

Exquisite residence

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A contemporary home with family functionality

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Comfy: Kindergarten kids from Koala Childcare Centre are ready for bed and the National Pyjama Day. Picture: Rob Gunstone

Comfy at kindy in our jammies

Rob Gunstone

The moon was still shining brightly over Warrnambool just before 7am through the clouds. We'll be having some rain showers this afternoon.

Showers developing during the day across the south-west

Andrew Thomson

Incredibly disappointed: Member for Wannon Dan Tehan has been left stunned that state energy regulator ESV has backed out of community consultation in Terang.

UPDATED
'Toothless' regulator refuses to meet bushfire victims for forum

Andrew Thomson

Comfy: Kindergarten kids from Koala Childcare Centre are ready for bed and the National Pyjama Day. Picture: Rob Gunstone

Comfy at kindy in our jammies

Scholarship: Western Victoria PHN CEO Dr Leanne Beagley, Rachel Mahony and George Golding Committee Chairman Dr John Howell

Scholarship sees south-west medical student set up for rural GP career

Kyra Gillespie

Blow to the town: The Metro Petrol service station has shut its doors. Picture: Morgan Hancock

The town with no fuel

Kyra Gillespie

GOTCHA: Koroit's James Gow gets tackled by Warrnambool's Alex Shippard. Picture: Mark Witte

Report sours Saints' heavyweight victory

4m ago

PROUD MOMENT: Grandfather Les Baillie presents Jess Baillie with his first South Warrnambool guernsey ahead of his senior debut on Saturday. Les was also celebrating with the Roosters' 1969 premiership reunion. Picture: Mark Witte

The Hampden wrap: Thrilling wins, draws and reports

34m ago

YOUNG GUN: Koroit's Zahli Adams was the Saints' best in their draw with Warrnambool on Saturday. Picture: Mark Witte

Saints, Blues play out dramatic draw

1hr ago

Hampden league round 13 | live coverage

Hampden league round 13 | live coverage

Buzz Aldrin steps from The Eagle lunar module on to the moon. Here, on Australian TV sets, we watched in glorious black and white. Picture: NASA

REAL AUSTRALIA
A small step, a town rivalry and screaming in the jungle

Joanne Crawford

Family: Mark and Lydia Collins at home with their children Max, Willow and Poppy.

One family's battle with childhood epilepsy

Lee Curnow

BUBBLE TEA: "Eva" Rachaneekon Ngamchanchaikul and "Bow" Tuangporn Chorsuwan are working hard keeping up with the demand for bubble tea at the new outlet in Liebig Street. Picture: Rob Gunstone

Bubble tea craze reaches Warrnambool

Jackson Graham

Diabetes awareness: South West Healthcare Diabetes Educators Natasha Prout and Maree Boyle with new monitoring equipment. Picture: Anthony Brady

Diabetes top ten leading cause of death in south-west

Kyra Gillespie

A V/Line train makes its way through to Warrnambool.

Letters: 'The train breaks down 99 per cent of the time...we are entitled to better'

The T & G corner sign has been uncovered and some people think it should remain

Letters: 'Bank of Melbourne will put sign in storage ... how about customers close accounts'

Sign of the times: Potholes are opening up across the district. Picture: Christine Ansorge

Letters: 'No amount of public funds can ever pay for a road network flogged by freight'

New horizons: Maureen Gleeson (right) and fellow She Shedder Joy Schornikow.

Sheilas sharing the shed

Simon Garner

Taryn Tottman said the life sentence for murdering her sister and family is "extremely suitable".

Dad never to be free for WA family murders

Angie Raphael

KEEP ON TOP OF IT: Pharmacists recommend osteoarthritis sufferers talk to their health professional to ensure they are approaching their pain management in the best way.

Osteo sufferers face medication tighten-up

Nine people died in the plane crash in northern Sweden.

Vic-made planes grounded after fatal crash

2hrs ago

Thousands turned out in Melbourne to protest the plight of asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru.

Refugee rallies held across Australia

Australia is calling on China for just treatment of detained Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun.

Payne being irresponsible over Yang: China

Richard Di Natale has defended Greens senator Nick McKim's attempt to visit Manus Island.

McKim a voice of decency: Greens leader

NSW Police has sent two detectives to liaison with Canada police in relation to an Australian victim

NSW police to aid family of Canada victims

Sarah McPhee

Greens leader Richard Di Natale wants to focus on creating thousands of jobs in renewable energy.

Greens seek 'climate emergency' this year

Colin Brinsden

'Finish it', Bronwynne's family demands after 46 years of agony

'Finish it', Bronwynne's family demands after 46 years of agony

Sophie Boyd

Locked gate: the land in Kaniva owned by Graham Leslie White. Photo: Joe Armao

Massive illegal chemical dump found buried on bush block in country Victoria

Chris Vedelago, Sumeyya Ilanbey and Cameron Houston

Supreme success for Lawral Park SAMMs

Supreme success for Lawral Park SAMMs

CATHERINE MILLER

LIVE: All the action from Australian Sheep & Wool Show Day Two

LIVE: All the action from Australian Sheep & Wool Show Day Two

DORSET HORN: The younger of two rams entered by the Redline stud, West Wyalong, NSW, held by handler Scott Mitchell, Culcairn, NSW, pictured with judge Joe Scott, Coolac, NSW, and Kyle Sturgess, West Wyalong, with the reserve champion.

Dorset Horn exhibits praised as numbers dwindle

Alastair Dowie

Street residents Gwyn Headley and Sarah Badham

That's a bit steep: record taken from NZ

Lake Louise: Definitely a North American highlight.

Find your next holiday amongst these travel deals

John Rozentals

The super outlook right up George and Pitt Streets to Sydney's CBD and a seemingly ever-changing skyline.

On track for a convenient stop-over

John Rozentals

If leaves are not cleared they can also be detrimental to your lawn and can smother small plants.

Spring gardens are made in winter

Designer Anthony Spon-Smith.

Towering sculptures at home

Permission: I have noticed many images lately from friends and celebrities and politicians but I would guarantee very few have read the Terms and Conditions.

Your face, your photo, but who owns the image?

Mathew Dickerson