Today's south-west weather will be partly cloudy with patchy morning fog inland. Expect isolated light showers contracting to the coast during the afternoon and clearing in the evening. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h will become light in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 14.

Check your seven-day forecast here: Warrnambool  Port Fairy  Hamilton  Portland  Mortlake  Colac

A young man who allegedly held two teenagers at knifepoint has blamed his actions on the drug ice.

The first southern right whale calf of the season has been spotted at Portland.

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In sport, the race to the HFNL finals has been busted wide open.

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If today is your birthday you share the date with musician Barry Manilow (1943), actor Greg Kinnear (1963), actor Will Forte (1970), US tennis champion Venus Williams (1980), Australian cricket all-rounder Shane Watson (1981),