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Power faults: Bushfire victims lash state government’s ‘toothless tiger’

Andrew Thomson

Police raid home, man charged with selling drugs to undercover cop

Andrew Thomson
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Warming up big time: The scene up Warrnambool's Kepler Street just before 7am.

Temperatures in the 40s across the south-west

Andrew Thomson
2hrs ago

Girl dies in truck crash, boy flown to hospital

Andrew Thomson
2hrs ago

Lucrative: The city's only speed and red light camera continues to catch out south-west motorists.

Drivers learn costly lesson as road camera fines hit hip pocket hard

Madeleine McNeil

Incoming: New Women's Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West chief executive Emma Mahony has extensive experience in women's and community health. She wants to work with the community to promote respectful relationships and foster greater equality. Picture: Christine Ansorge

Equality and respect a focus for passionate new leader

Madeleine McNeil

One-man show: Dirty Angel Comedy's Aidan Nicolson is calling for entrants for the RAW Comedy Warrnambool heat on February 17 at The Loft. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Call out for south-west comedians to give stand up a go

Madeleine McNeil

On the web: Animal rights group Aussie Farms' website map of livestock farms in Australia.

Outraged farmers ready to defend against animal rights ‘invaders’

Everard Himmelreich

Truck driver hospitalised after rolling vehicle

EPA gives green light to Midfield for new animal protein plant

Bail-breaking drug woman given one last chance by courts

Man facing potential charges after lighting grass fire in backyard

Power faults: Bushfire victims lash state government’s ‘toothless tiger’

Girl dies in truck crash, boy flown to hospital

2hrs ago

Warming up big time: The scene up Warrnambool's Kepler Street just before 7am.

Temperatures in the 40s across the south-west

2hrs ago

HOME OR AWAY: Hampden league players had decisions to make ahead of the 2019 football season.

The Redland Six: Staying or going?

ON THE WAY OUT: The current rendering plant at Levy's Point in Warrnambool is set to be decommissioned, after a new facility is built at Midfield's Scott Street site.

EPA gives green light to Midfield for new animal protein plant

Domain Ramsay (blue), Eddie Lumbar (red) and Daniel Newnham crash into each other during heats. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Top-20 photos from action-filled nights of racing

Police raid home, man charged with selling drugs to undercover cop

25m ago

Temperatures in the 40s across the south-west

2hrs ago

Girl dies in truck crash, boy flown to hospital

2hrs ago

Drivers learn costly lesson as road camera fines hit hip pocket hard

18:00PM

Power faults: Bushfire victims lash state government’s ‘toothless tiger’

18:00PM

Waves salute with a win in final match of league

17:30PM

Domain Ramsay (blue), Eddie Lumbar (red) and Daniel Newnham crash into each other during heats. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Top-20 photos from action-filled nights of racing

Domain Ramsay (blue), Eddie Lumbar (red) and Daniel Newnham crash into each other during heats. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Top-20 photos from action-filled nights of racing

STANDARD, SPORT, 2019 GRAND ANNUAL SPRINTCAR CLASSIC NIGHT 1 RACING, 190118. Pictured: Domain Ramsay (blue), Eddie Lumbar (red) and Daniel Newnham crash into each other during heats. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Top 20 photos from action-filled nights of racing

STANDARD, SPORT, 2019 GRAND ANNUAL SPRINTCAR CLASSIC NIGHT 1 RACING, 190118. Pictured: Domain Ramsay (blue), Eddie Lumbar (red) and Daniel Newnham crash into each other during heats. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Top 20 photos from action-filled nights of racing

A BLUR: Timboon driver Luke Walker was humbled to drive with the nation's best in the Classic finale on Sunday. Picture: Morgan Hancock

‘They are all professional drivers, that’s what they do’

A BLUR: Timboon driver Luke Walker was humbled to drive with the nation's best in the Classic finale on Sunday. Picture: Morgan Hancock

‘They are all professional drivers, that’s what they do’

Ethan Boyd. Picture: Sean Hardeman

Waves salute with a win in final match of league

Justin Coates. Picture: Anthony Brady

Victory number three adds to team’s solid form

Domain Ramsay (blue), Eddie Lumbar (red) and Daniel Newnham crash into each other during heats. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Top-20 photos from action-filled nights of racing

STANDARD, SPORT, 2019 GRAND ANNUAL SPRINTCAR CLASSIC NIGHT 1 RACING, 190118. Pictured: Domain Ramsay (blue), Eddie Lumbar (red) and Daniel Newnham crash into each other during heats. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Top 20 photos from action-filled nights of racing

HOME OR AWAY: Hampden league players had decisions to make ahead of the 2019 football season.

The Redland Six: Staying or going?

Justine McCullagh-Beasy

TRAVEL BUDDIES: Highton's Coral Milligan and Viv Stone drove from Geelong for Warrnambool Bowls Club's annual ladies' pairs. The competition runs over three days. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Road trip part of the fun for bowling buddies

Justine McCullagh-Beasy

CONFIDENCE BOOST: Penny Smith is working hard to achieve her dreams of making Australia's shooting team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

‘The hole I was in, I needed something to get myself out of it’ | video

Justine McCullagh-Beasy

SPOT ON: Warrnambool City Croquet Club member Janelle Dunn in action during the tournament. Picture: Christine Ansorge

Croquet tournament proves to be big hit again

Anthony Brady

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Excited: Director James Cameron is thrilled his speedway documentary will premier in Warrnambool this weekend.

Sprintcars to stop by cinema this weekend

Brian Allen

Pete Murray will play in Warrnambool at the Whalers Hotel on January 23.

Pete Murray coming back to the ‘Bool

Gus McCubbing

Group: Since Tuesday are a young five piece outfit from Portland and will play at this year's St Brigid's Blues and Roots Festival.

St Brigid’s Blues and Roots Festival grows in stature

BRIAN ALLEN

Snagged: Port Fairy's Sheehan's Meats staff member Zac Arnott said the weather conditions in January were helping the unusually high demand for sausages. Picture: Rebecca Riddle.

700kg of snags a week means sun is shining on boom town

Rebecca Riddle

Tunes: Rhys Crimmins performed on the Fiddlers Green on Tuesday as part of the 2019 Moyneyana program. The talented musician returns to the south-west after releasing his album in March during the Folk Festival.

Fun-filled days on offer

Rebecca Riddle

Top duck: Port Fairy's Margie Nunn and son Arthur Maj won $700 for having the first yellow duck across the line at Duck Derby on Tuesday. Pictures: Rob Gunstone

Lucky ducks swoop glory on the Moyne | Video | Photos

Rebecca Riddle

Snagged: Port Fairy's Sheehan's Meats staff member Zac Arnott said the weather conditions in January were helping the unusually high demand for sausages. Picture: Rebecca Riddle.

700kg of snags a week means sun is shining on boom town

Moyneyana hopping into summer season

Rebecca Riddle

Keep on truck: The Irish township of Koroit are preparing to host its tenth annual award-winning Truck Show at Victoria Park on Australia Day, January 26. Picture: Anthony Brady

Koroit set to keep on truckin’ in 2019

Rebecca Riddle

The start of a new year is a great time to review how much your mobile plan is costing you. In 2019 celebrate the peace-of-mind of a Pennytel mobile plan knowing your data usage is covered month to month.

A New Year’s resolution that will be easy to keep

Emma Brown

Don't let cash flow issues tie your business down in 2019. Keep growing with an easy to apply for equipment finance loan from LendingPro.

New year, bigger business

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The Catch.com.au difference stems in part from the fact the company is fully Australian owned with over 400 local staff including a team of customer service operators.

What you need at the price you want to pay

Emma Brown

The start of a new year is a great time to review how much your mobile plan is costing you. In 2019 celebrate the peace-of-mind of a Pennytel mobile plan knowing your data usage is covered month to month.

A New Year’s resolution that will be easy to keep

Knowledge is power: Finding the right mobile phone plan for your needs is not as difficult as you think and could save you hundreds of dollars in the long run.

Treat yourself to a great phone plan this Christmas

Rebecca Stern, of Mustard Made.

Savvy business mums are doin' it for themselves in regional Australia

Emma Elsworthy

Domain summer edition 2019

Domain summer edition 2019

A luxurious country home with over an acre to play with

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Power faults: Bushfire victims lash state government’s ‘toothless tiger’

Andrew Thomson

Middle aged man ends up 100 metres off road after single vehicle accident

Andrew Thomson

Mild: The view north up Warrnambool's Kepler Street just before 7am.

Today mild, tomorrow extreme heat

Andrew Thomson

Power faults: Bushfire victims lash state government’s ‘toothless tiger’

Unhappy: Corangamite Cr Lesley Brown expresses her concern on Tuesday night over the state government's decision to cut Corangamite councillors' allowances by 20 per cent.

Merry Christmas! State government hands council a pay cut gift

Everard Himmelreich

IN THE SWIM: The start of Saturday's 1.2km Tony Ryan Memorial Swim at Lady Bay and (inset) long-time Warrnambool Surf Lifesaving Club member Bob Collins.

Lifesaving legend Bob finds out first-hand his mates are truly lifesavers

Brian Allen

Domain Ramsay (blue), Eddie Lumbar (red) and Daniel Newnham crash into each other during heats. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Top-20 photos from action-filled nights of racing

STANDARD, SPORT, 2019 GRAND ANNUAL SPRINTCAR CLASSIC NIGHT 1 RACING, 190118. Pictured: Domain Ramsay (blue), Eddie Lumbar (red) and Daniel Newnham crash into each other during heats. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Top 20 photos from action-filled nights of racing

CONFIDENCE BOOST: Penny Smith is working hard to achieve her dreams of making Australia's shooting team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

‘The hole I was in, I needed something to get myself out of it’ | video

Barry Johansson and John Madsen admire the 1923 23-60 Vauxhall. Picture: Christine Ansorge

Ute muster and wedding throwback hits at car rally

FINALLY: Queenslander Robbie Farr realised a dream 30 years in the making when he won the Classic on Sunday night. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Farr out: First-time Classic victor wins battle of the big names in epic finale

Sean Hardeman and Justine McCullagh-Beasy

LONG-TIME FAN: Geelong's James Aranyosi is enjoying the shift into 410 sprintcars at his first classic. Picture: Justine McCullagh-Beasy

Aranyosi living the dream at high speed | videos, photos

Sean Hardeman & Justine McCullagh-Beasy

Brierly-Christ Church player Campbell Love high fives a teammate after claiming a wicket Picture: Christine Ansorge

Bulls leader keeps Sungold Cup charge on track | photos

Sean Hardeman

OUT: Corey McCullagh will watch Sunday's Classic finale from the sidelines after burning himself in a heat incident on Saturday night. Picture: Morgan Hancock

Driver’s Classic defence over as American claims night-two honours | videos

Justine McCullagh-Beasy

Letters: Horses on beaches – ‘we’ve worked hard to find a balance’

Save our piano: Julie McErlain says this historic piano should be kept in the Port Fairy community.

Letters: ‘People do not want to see council services cut or removed’

Horses will return: Commercial trainers will be allowed to exercise horses at Levys beach.

Letters: ‘The democractic vote was treated with disrespect’

GET IT RIGHT: Ensuring your seat belt fits properly could prove critical in a crash.

Seat belts: Are you using yours properly?

Professor Kiarash Khosrotehrani.

Cutting off melanoma escape routes

PROSTATE: Research shows some men would prefer to sacrifice survival odds rather than suffer the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer: men trade-off survival for quality of life

Eileen Wood

The Liberal Party has installed former ALP president Warren Mundine(L) as its candidate for Gilmore.

Labor rejected Mundine bid 'for a reason'

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The Sydney harbourside apartment block was put up for sale in 2018 but its fate remains unclear.

Bid to block Sirius sale to Opal developer

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A teenage girl has been assaulted by a man and dragged into bushes in Brisbane's northwest.

Manhunt after teen assaulted in Brisbane

1hr ago

Mother, son die in car’s river plunge

2hrs ago

Abstract: another of the works found at the op-shop. The manager of Wozzle's put all the works aside to be picked up and hopefully returned.

Can you help find the owners of these artworks?

Caleb Cluff

IN PLACE: Southern Aurora Memorial Committee chairman says the installation of a donated passenger carriage yesterday for the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Violet Town rail crash was a huge success. Picture: MARK JESSER

Carriage hoisted into place ahead of 50th anniversary of railway tragedy

Ellen Ebsary

Just 36 per cent of Aussies have had a skin check in the past 12 months, according to new research.

Aussies slack on skin cancer checkups

Some 55,0000 hectares of bushland across Tasmania has been ravaged by dozens of fires.

Heat, wind to heighten Tas bushfire threat

Back in time: The historic Mary Valley Rattler.

Relive history this Australia Day weekend

John Rozentals

Adventure Bay Retreat: Something special on Bruny Island. Photo: Brad Harris

Your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

Wilpena Pound: a natural amphitheatre.

Find yourself in the Flinders Ranges

John Rozental

Benefits of consolidation: A major problem for many younger workers is that most of them are disengaged, and as a result have multiple superannuation funds with small balances. The combination of all those account-keeping fees, and of premiums for insurance (which is often unwanted), is ripping their returns to shreds.

Not a super way to engage young workers

Noel Whittaker
2hrs ago

BUILT TOUGH: The BeefEater Signature ProLine six-burner built-in barbecue is designed to withstand the tough Australian climate, with all stainless-steel components commercial grade.

Hosting the ultimate Australia Day barbecue

NO SWEAT: If you exercise, especially in the summer heat, you need to drink before, during and after exercise.

Hacks for staying hydrated over summer

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