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Sean McKInnon with his fiancee Bianca Buckley

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Surfer's fiancee pays tribute to love of her life

FIRST EXHIBITION: Photographer Christine Ansorge opens Nonagenarian: 16 Portraits by Christine Ansorge at The F Project in Warrnambool this week. Picture: Anthony Brady

Nonagenarians shine in the spotlight for new exhibition

WOUNDED TIGER: Merrivale's Kyden Jarvis is waiting on scans to learn the extent of his ankle injury. Picture: Anthony Brady

Tigers sweating on scans to learn extent of forward's injury

BACK HOME: Jackie Henderson, pictured with 2018 Newman Cup winner Boys Getaround Him, has returned to Warrnambool after many years in Western Australia and is now working with Aaron Purcell. Picture: Supplied

Inside Racing | Outback trainer Jackie Henderson makes happy return to Warrnambool

HAPPY: Jenny Dowie's passion for triathlon remains strong. She will compete at the worlds on August 31.

Triathlete to battle world's best, again

Emergency or not? Well, it depends on where you live, it seems. Photo: Shutterstock

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Climate emergency or just rubbish?

Bail for man found with Esky full of cannabis

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Lions pair toast of league

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Man wanted for drug-related offences

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Crews quickly contain house fire

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WDFNL junior best and fairest awards | live coverage

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Pair with 'extensive criminal history' arrested after stealing soft drink, alcohol from supermarket

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Under 18's football best and fairest winner Zac Timms, 17, and 17 & under netball best and fairest winner Zahra Walker, 16, both from South Rovers. Picture: Rob Gunstone

Lions pair toast of league

WDFNL junior best and fairest awards | live coverage

WDFNL junior best and fairest awards | live coverage

HELP NEEDED: Cyclists ride around the Warrnambool cemetery at the Tour of the South West criterium. Picture: Sean Hardeman

South-west cycling tour on the hunt for helpers

WOUNDED TIGER: Merrivale's Kyden Jarvis is waiting on scans to learn the extent of his ankle injury. Picture: Anthony Brady

Tigers sweating on scans to learn extent of forward's injury

BACK HOME: Jackie Henderson, pictured with 2018 Newman Cup winner Boys Getaround Him, has returned to Warrnambool after many years in Western Australia and is now working with Aaron Purcell. Picture: Supplied

Inside Racing | Outback trainer Jackie Henderson makes happy return to Warrnambool

Tim Auld

UP NEXT: Marc Leishman will feature in next weekend's Tour Championship and December's Presidents Cup. Picture: AP Photo/Matt York

Leishman secures spot in Tour Championship, Presidents Cup

Sean Hardeman

GOLDEN TIMES: Maddison Drake and Brianna Kilpatrick secured victory in the secondary pairs at the School Aerobic and Dance Star Nationals.

Pair add another national championship to collection

Sean Hardeman

HAPPY: Jenny Dowie's passion for triathlon remains strong. She will compete at the worlds on August 31.

Triathlete to battle world's best, again

Jenny McLaren

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FIRST EXHIBITION: Photographer Christine Ansorge opens Nonagenarian: 16 Portraits by Christine Ansorge at The F Project in Warrnambool this week. Picture: Anthony Brady

Nonagenarians shine in the spotlight for new exhibition

Kimberley Price

New studio: 3WAY FM's John MacInnes at the new studio to be used to broadcast The Standard for the vision-impaired community. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Station steps in to save service for vision-impaired community

Rob Gunstone

Protecting their own: Timboon Distillery owner Josh Walker wants Victorian Whisky to be protected amid push from the EU to ban popular products like 'Scotch Whisky' from being produced in Australia. Picture: Rob Gunstone

'Protect our products': Local producers react to Euro trade deal

Kyra Gillespie

LEADER: Port Fairy Rotary Club member Peter Smith is the organisation's new president. Mr Smith prevouisly held the position of club secretary. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Rotary chasing new faces as leader steps up

Anthony Brady

TEAM EFFORT: Port Fairy Surf Lifesaving Club executive circa 2009. Ian Powell, Leonie Boyd, Jenny Boyer and Neil Dyson. Mr Powell remains president a decade later.

Back in the day: Lifesaving club in capable hands

Anthony Brady

Jackie Kelly.

Rewarding results come for health organisation

Anthony Brady

LEADER: Port Fairy Rotary Club member Peter Smith is the organisation's new president. Mr Smith prevouisly held the position of club secretary. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Rotary chasing new faces as leader steps up

Replenish The Planet Living Festival committee member Genevieve Grant in the Koroit Botanical Gardens. Picture: Anthony Brady

Festival gets key speakers for inaugural event

Anthony Brady

HISTORY: Poppy Martin in front of the new signs at Koroit and District Kindergarten. Picture: Anthony Brady

Kindergarten gets welcome boost to resources

Anthony Brady

Finding the missing millions: Many people infected with Hepatitis B and C in Australia aren't even aware they have the virus.

World Hepatitis Day - Australians are still missing out on care

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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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COLOURED WORLD: Sunset at Nyhavn pier in Copenhagen's Old Town. While in Copenhagen you will also be enchanted by the Little Mermaid statue by Edvard Eriksen.

Cruise and tour Scandinavia and the Baltic

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Finding the missing millions: Many people infected with Hepatitis B and C in Australia aren't even aware they have the virus.

World Hepatitis Day - Australians are still missing out on care

SOMETHING TO TRUMPET: Everyone likes to look good in Cochin, India.

Cruise Singapore to Dubai next year

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PEACE OF MIND: GP Christian Hughes from the Jamieson Medical Clinic in Warrnambool conducts an all over skin check.

Health and wellbeing in our community

Can you see yourself in this seaside luxury escape?

Can you see yourself in this seaside luxury escape?

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Sean McKInnon with his fiancee Bianca Buckley

UPDATED
Surfer's fiancee pays tribute to love of her life

Zena Chamas and Andrew Thomson

Setting goals: Warrnambool police inspector Paul Marshall (centre), Seanchai Irish Bar owner Josh O'Dowd (left) and Whalers publican Alister Porter (right).

Police, venues unite to tackle boozy issues

Andrew Thomson

Looking north up Warrnambool's Kepler Street just before 7am. Minutes later it was raining, just 4.5 degrees and felt like -0.6.

More showers ahead, felt like freezing this morning

Andrew Thomson

Sean McKInnon with his fiancee Bianca Buckley

UPDATED
Surfer's fiancee pays tribute to love of her life

New studio: 3WAY FM's John MacInnes at the new studio to be used to broadcast The Standard for the vision-impaired community. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Station steps in to save service for vision-impaired community

Rob Gunstone

TAKING RISKS: Association of Independent Retirees Warrnambool branch spokesman Rod Carter says retirees are taking increased risks amid a volitile share market. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Retirees ditching term deposits for heightened risk

Jackson Graham

WDFNL junior best and fairest awards | live coverage

WDFNL junior best and fairest awards | live coverage

Emergency or not? Well, it depends on where you live, it seems. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
Climate emergency or just rubbish?

STEM EDUCATION: Deakin University hosted primary school students as part of Science Week. Panmure Primary School students Tilly and Oliver joined in. Picture: Anthony Brady

Spheros inspire young scientists

FIRST EXHIBITION: Photographer Christine Ansorge opens Nonagenarian: 16 Portraits by Christine Ansorge at The F Project in Warrnambool this week. Picture: Anthony Brady

Nonagenarians shine in the spotlight for new exhibition

INSPIRING: Emmanuel College year-11 student Molly O'Brien, 17, has helped introduce FOGO bins to the senior campus. Picture: Mark Witte

Molly fo-goes the extra mile to help save the environment

Jessica Howard

GOAL HAUL: Old Collegians forward Michael Darmody proved to be a handy target in the forward half for the Warriors. He finished with four goals to his name. Picture: Anthony Brady

Warriors eye next enemy after dismantling Bulldogs

Sean Hardeman

SAFE HANDS: Old Collegians rover Eli Barker collects the ball and looks to offload it to Josh Dwyer. Picture: Anthony Brady

The WDFNL wrap: Warriors' elimination final double

REMEMBRANCE: Scarf at the Warrnambool RSL Battle of Long Tan and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day ceremony. Picture: Anthony Brady

Vietnam War remembered

Kimberley Price

Letters: 'Church should get on board and modernise or become increasingly irrelevant'

Letters: 'Church should get on board and modernise or become increasingly irrelevant'

Going, Going: A name change is on the cards for Warrnambool's Fiscalini Drive because of the connection to a former Catholic priest.

Letters: 'I understand changing a street name is inconvenient but I ask you to hear us'

Letters: 'The misuse of council credit cards raises more questions than answers'

Letters: 'The misuse of council credit cards raises more questions than answers'

Building Bridges to Boorowa volunteer Dick Orchard takes a break from tree planting. Photo: Andrew Scott

Tree change: How one Orchard and an army of volunteers can make a difference

Geraldine Cardozo

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

Kookaburras to Mr Whippy. What does Australia sound like to you?

Kookaburras to Mr Whippy. What does Australia sound like to you?

Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer is reportedly seriously ill in hospital in southern NSW.

Nationals icon Tim Fischer 'gravely ill'

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Lawyer X helped police tape a conversation with Paul Dale before he was charged in 2004 for murder.

Ex-cop admits 'unethical' Lawyer X move

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Advocates say Australians living in aged care should not be restrained or medicated as punishment.

Aged care advocates air restraint concerns

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The accused killer of Australian tourist Sean McKinnon has faced court in New Zealand.

Family grieves Aussie tourist slain in NZ

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The inquest into the 2014 disappearance of toddler William Tyrrell continues in regional NSW.

New search as Tyrrell inquest continues

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Jonathan Dick has appeared in a Melbourne court charged with murdering his brother in 2017.

Vic fugitive charged with brother's murder

Zena Chamas
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Activists will rally at NSW parliament when the abortion bill is debated in the upper house.

Upper house to debate NSW abortion bill

Heather McNab

Problems for CTP claimants in NSW should concern other states considering changes, some lawyers say.

Law firm warns on CTP insurance changes

Marnie Banger

Soldier thistle in the spotlight

Soldier thistle in the spotlight

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WINNER: KPMG head of AgriFood Tech Ben van Delden, Flavorite farm manager Chris Millis and federal member for Gippsland, Darren Chester. Photo by Jess Shapiro.

Flavorite tomatoes the pride of Gippsland

Marian Macdonald

IN ACTION: World record holder Aidan Copp shearing a lamb during his world record attempt on Saturday where he was shearing for eight-hours. Photo by Nikki Reynolds.

Shearer breaks world record in Riverina

Nikki Reynolds

Nowhere epitomises the problems as much as Venice, which attracts 30 million tourists a year to its magnificent canals and bridges.

Top tourism spots crack down as they become victim of own success

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Impressive: The view from Common Grounds and the historic wooden bridge across the Hunter.

Take time to mosey around Morpeth

John Rozentals

Two monks walk in the Sacred Garden at the heart of Lumbini. Pictures: Michael Turtle

The holiest site you've never heard of

Michael Turtle

Consider the options: As far as a lifestyle enhancing procedure, cataract surgery is very safe and one of the most effective operations with a very high success rate. But there are risks.

Q: Do I need surgery for my cataracts?

HealthShare
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JOURNEY: Irena Romeo, 73, arrived at Lee Wharf aboard the Fairsea from Naples 70 years ago. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

From Italy to Australia, 70 years ago

Phoebe Moloney

Where will it end?: Apart from the evolutionary steps of a better S Pen with more features and the phone's increased memory and improved battery life and charging times, the last step is the blurring of PC and phone.

Smartphone evolution is now a revolution

Mathew Dickerson