The Standard
Tuesday, 21 June
$20m land sale to create 600 blocks, retirement village
Land along Aberline Road is on the market and is expected to fetch $20 million.
Katrina Lovell
'No decency': Council dispute ramps up as lawyers come in
Not happy: Mortlake Community Development Committee president Kelvin Goodall has brought in lawyers to fight Moyne Shire Council's termination of the group's lease on a community room. Picture: Morgan Hancock
Ben Silvester
Logans Beach property expected to fetch $3m
Katrina Lovell
Auction: Real estate agent Errol Stewart says a property on Logans Beach Road is a rare opportunity. Picture: Anthony Brady
'You just don't walk away on 154 years of club history'
Justine McCullagh-Beasy
CLUB PRIDE: Giving junior footballers and netballers a game is important to Port Fairy president Noel Black (arm raised). Picture: Anthony Brady
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Footage captures moment woman almost killed in near head-on crash
Riley Krause
TERRIFYING: still taken from the dashcam footage which shows Emma Dauvin narrowly avoid a head-on crash on the Great Western Highway.
Is Migaloo... dead? The iconic white humpback has been missing for two years
Vanessa Pirotta
Migaloo off the Gold Coast in September 2012. Photo: AAP Image/Supplied by Sea World Whale Watch
ACF bid to halt Scarborough gas project
Tracey Ferrier • 19m ago
A court has been urged to halt progress on the Scarborough gas project off WA.
Warrnambool bakery owner shocked by skyrocketing prices
Monique Patterson
COUNTING THE COST: Gallo Bakery owner Alex Luu has kept the price of chicken schnitzel burgers the same despite the rising price of lettuce. Picture: Chris Doheny
Veggie plants sales double as cost of living bites
Popular: Sam Roth says home gardeners are snapping up vegetable seedlings. Picture: Chris Doheny
Katrina Lovell
Ben and Betty in song as band prepares for storytelling festival
Madeleine McNeil • 2hrs ago
Local stories: Ben Witham & The Betty Band members including Shari Nye, Ben Witham, Michael Schack, Des Bunyon and Peter Arnold will perform at the Lighthouse Studio on Friday night.
Book tops bestseller list after just two weeks
Page-turner: Authors Richard Pritchard and Jordan Gould.
Katrina Lovell
City market's brand new selling point
Jessica Greenan
REVAMP: Stallholder Darlene Gysen, Undercover Market manager Catherine Fitzgerald and stallholder Pat Gysen. Picture: Chris Doheny
Updated
Doubts cast on "gold-class" rail freight claims
Andrew Miller
RAIL MAINTENANCE: Freight Minister Melissa Horne says the $181m set aside in the recent state budget builds on the $83 million investment, delivered as part of the government's COVID-19 stimulus package.
'Horrendous': Police raid uncovers 27 grams of meth, imitation pistol
Jessica Howard and Jessica Greenan
SEIZED: Police have uncovered 27 grams of methamphetamine at a Warrnambool address. It has an estimated street value of $5500. This is a file photo.
Saputo delivers milk price increase
STEP UP: Saputo has increased its opening milk price.
Monique Patterson
Rail trail trials bringing improvement to the surface
Anthony Brady
NEW LOOK: One of the sections of the trial of a new surface taking place on the Port Fairy to Warrnambool Rail Trail. Picture: Anthony Brady
Updated
'Imperative:' South-west principal welcomes mental health and well-being program
Madeleine McNeil
Former Warrnambool indoor tennis centre being demolished
Monique Patterson
GOING: The city's former indoor tennis city will be demolished by the end of the week to make way for a new headquarters for the Salvation Army. Picture: Anthony Brady
Analysis
Crowd involvement's crucial role in country football
Justine McCullagh-Beasy
ENTERTAINING: The Terang Mortlake-Camperdown game was a see-sawing battle. Picture: Morgan Hancock
Club quashes merger talk 'rumour mill'
Justine McCullagh-Beasy
Daily cash incentive of $700 to beat teacher shortage but will it work?
Emmanuel College principal Peter Morgan says his school won't benefit from a Department of Education and Training initiative which will see metro teachers paid $700 per day to relocate to a regional area to ease staff shortages. Picture: Morgan Hancock
Madeleine McNeil
Time to dig deep for home hospice as appeal nears end
Anthony Brady
NEW CAR: Emmalee Bell
Blues midfielder in doubt for season: Harkness
ON THE SIDELINES: Nirranda midfielder John Paulin will miss a fair chunk of football. Picture: Anthony Brady
Nick Creely
Council asks land-owners to help ease housing shortage
Ben Silvester
Listening: Acting mayor Daniel Meade says the council wants to hear from Mortlake residents about subdividing larger residential blocks. Picture: Anthony Brady
Scoreless side in a league of its own?
Justine McCullagh-Beasy
TOUGH DAY AT THE OFFICE: Hard-working Port Fairy footballer George Swarbrick handballs during the Seagulls' 206-point loss to North Warrnambool Eagles. Picture: Anthony Brady

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Sport
Soccer's FIFA to review transgender rules
World soccer body FIFA has joined other sporting codes in reviewing transgender laws.
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Terang cricketer stars in Aussie colours
Matt Hughes
STAR: Tyson Hay represented the Australian deaf cricket team in a series against England. Picture: Chris Doheny
Aussie champ Volkanovski chases UFC legacy
Jasper Bruce
Alexander Volkanovski wants to create a legacy in UFC by beating Max Holloway for a third time.
'You just don't walk away on 154 years of club history'
CLUB PRIDE: Giving junior footballers and netballers a game is important to Port Fairy president Noel Black (arm raised). Picture: Anthony Brady
Justine McCullagh-Beasy
Analysis
Crowd involvement's crucial role in country football
Justine McCullagh-Beasy
ENTERTAINING: The Terang Mortlake-Camperdown game was a see-sawing battle. Picture: Morgan Hancock
UFC hoping for Aussie fight card next year
Jasper Bruce
Alex Volkanovski is keen to feature on a big UFC card on home soil next year.
Defence key for Tigers to unlock Bulldogs
Matt Hughes
PRESSURE: Merrivale's Tyler Stephens lunges for Panmure's Lachlan McLeod. Picture: Chris Doheny
Blues midfielder in doubt for season: Harkness
Nick Creely
ON THE SIDELINES: Nirranda midfielder John Paulin will miss a fair chunk of football. Picture: Anthony Brady
Federal Election
Voter disillusionment echoes back 10 years
Lead researchers Dr Jill Sheppard and Professor Ian McAllister. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Hannah Neale
Labor will need Pocock vote, finalised Senate numbers confirm
Harley Dennett
As a territory senator, David Pocock takes his office immediately instead of the July 1 changeover for state senators. Picture: James Croucher.
Coalition lost ground in two key demographics - neither were women
Harley Dennett
More than one in 10 decided who they would vote on the same day they went to cast their ballot. Picture: John Veage
National
Digest
It's going to get better - and that's natural
The sixth annual Ian Lindeman memorial Winter solstice swim. Canberras 2022 Winter solstice nude charity swim raised over $150,000 for Lifeline. Picture: Karleen Minney.
Steve Evans
Trans ban for women's rugby league Tests
George Clarke
Transgender players have been banned from women's rugby league Tests while more research is done.
No quick fix to WA health worker shortage
Michael Ramsey • 47m ago
Amber-Jade Sanderson says furloughing is placing pressure on the WA health workforce.
Nazi symbol banned in Victoria
Cassandra Morgan • 1hr ago
Victorian Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes says the swastika glorifies a hateful ideology.
Trial for alleged Higgins rapist delayed
Dominic Giannini • 1hr ago
ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold opposed the temporary stay application.
Podcasts
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Show-stopping Port Fairy Folk Festival marks music's return
High note: Port Fairy Folk Festival director Justin Rudge celebrates a successful event. Picture: Kyra Gillespie
Kyra Gillespie
Listen
Port Fairy Folk Festival 'the start' of Ash Grunwald's career
Kyra Gillespie
Blues: Ash Grunwald will bring six guitars and a woodskin drum to his sets at the 2022 Port Fairy Folk Festival.
Emma Donovan on strong women in music
Kyra Gillespie
Emma Donovan will be bringing her funk-soul outfit The Putbacks to the 2022 Port Fairy Folk Festival.
Race to the Regions
City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office
CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.
Chris McLennan
No end in sight in race to the regions
Gemma Purves
Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia
Gemma Purves
What's On
What's on
WHAT'S ON: Colour added to winter with a neon display
LIGHTS: Check out Carla O'Brien's neon lights and the works of Warrnambool creatives at the Solstice Search Party
Lillian Altman
What's on
Celebrate the winter solstice with a dip in the ocean
Lillian Altman
SOLSTICE: Dress up, or down, and take a dip in the ocean to celebrate the shortest day of the year.
What's on
Australian comedian and author announces show in Warrnambool
COMEDY: Australian comedian Kitty Flanagan has announced a show in Warrnambool in August.
What's on
Third life for Cats' debut on stage
Lillian Altman
STUNNED: Warren Easley
What's on: Dash to Casterton for kelpie muster
Lillian Altman
RUN: The kelpie dash
Moyne Gazette
Rail trail trials bringing improvement to the surface
NEW LOOK: One of the sections of the trial of a new surface taking place on the Port Fairy to Warrnambool Rail Trail. Picture: Anthony Brady
Anthony Brady
Should there be a limit on how many terms councillors can serve?
Anthony Brady
IN THE ZONE: Corangamite Shire Council mayor and long-standing councillor Ruth Gstrein. Picture: Chris Doheny
Folkie gets in early to sign up big name performers
Anthony Brady
STAR POWER: Billy Bragg has included the Port Fairy Folk Festival in his itinerary for 2023. Bragg is among the artists named in the first performer announcement for the iconic event.
End of the line comes for town's old hospital
Anthony Brady
The demolition of the old Koroit Hospital. Picture: Chris Doheny
Blasts from the past on offer at vinyl record swap
Anthony Brady
Prehistoric Sounds owner and Vinyl Swap Meet organiser Shane Godfrey. Picture: Anthony Brady
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Help prevent nitrogen loss this season
Volatilisation is the process of nitrogen (N) being lost from the soil surface as ammonia (NH3) gas. Photo: Supplied.
Aussies' ticket to huge multi-million dollar jackpots
This $192 million tax-free jackpot offers one Aussie the chance to take out the title of 'Australia's biggest lotto win, ever'.
Australians still paying too much for international money transfers
Alon Rajic, Finofin
A growing number of viable bank alternatives offer an easier and cheaper way to transfer money overseas. Picture: Shutterstock
Victoria's historic towns and iconic sights by train and luxury coach
Emma Brown
Why are small business loans halting in Australia?
Economic uncertainty is seeing fewer small businesses choosing to take out loans to invest in their enterprises. Picture: Shutterstock.
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Community
Scamwatch: Job seekers targeted in scam doing the rounds
BEWARE: Job scams are doing the rounds and are becoming more sophisticated in nature.
Young people to have voices heard after generation-defining pandemic
Kyra Gillespie
The Youth Affairs Council Victoria is bringing together young people to connect, build skills and lead action in the future. Picture: Thomas Feng
Right support can create bright future
HAPPY DAYS: School heavily influences young people's involvement, training or study post-school.
Photos and Video
Take a walk through an award-winning maze
Bago Maze & Winery landscape architect Ian Mobbs. Photo: Ruby Pascoe
Ruby Pascoe
Review
Pixaresque animation lacks depth
Ron Cerabona
There are moments that if handled more adroitly could have been deeply affecting. Picture: Rialto
Watch
NSW budget surplus confirmed for 2024/25
Sam McKeith
Matt Kean says the government is investing in reforms that will keep NSW on the path to surplus.
Swimmers bare all on the winter solstice
Karen Hardy
Close to 250 people participated in the Winter Solstice Charity Swim. Picture: Karleen Minney
Watch
Footage captures moment woman almost killed in near head-on crash
Riley Krause
TERRIFYING: still taken from the dashcam footage which shows Emma Dauvin narrowly avoid a head-on crash on the Great Western Highway.
Comment
Real Australia
The game of coronavirus dodgeball that never actually winds up
HOME ALONE: Australia had the highest per capita COVID-19 infection rate in the world. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK
Jodie Bruton
Opinion
Hounding Assange, the US draws attention to its own misdeeds
John Hanscombe
Opinion
We deserve a rethink on immigration levels
Crispin Hull
A single minister should not have the power to set Australia's immigration intake, even if that minister does consult others. Picture: Shutterstock
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Our Geraldine's tumultuous upbringing
Therese Murray
TURNER'S TURN: Geraldine Turner's new memoir is disarmingly honest.
Don't think twice about changing your mind
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MAKE YOUR MIND UP: Changing your mind can be a good thing so don't panic.
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Doubts cast on "gold-class" rail freight claims
RAIL MAINTENANCE: Freight Minister Melissa Horne says the $181m set aside in the recent state budget builds on the $83 million investment, delivered as part of the government's COVID-19 stimulus package.
Andrew Miller
A 'second green revolution' needed to keep food on the table
Philippe Perez
INVESTMENT NEEDED: Donald McGauchie AO has called for huge range of investments into research from all governments as being essential to keep food on the table.
Going hard, fast key to controlling FMD
Wayne Collier, Livecorp Ceo
LiveCorp chief executive Wayne Collier had an opportunity to attend the LEP Expo in Indonesia recently, along with other Australian representatives, to reconnect with the industry's valued trading partners.
Life & Style
Perfect balance of sweet and heat
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Full-on flavours and great value
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Rich risotto with a Spanish twist
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