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    TOTAL FIRE BAN SATURDAY

    TVictoria is set to experience severe heatwave conditions and elevated fire danger right across the long weekend and into Tuesday, with temperatures set to...

    FORESHORE READY FOR THE LONG WEEKEND

    Warrnambool City Council staff are working hard to help the Lady Bay look its best ahead of what’s expected to be a very busy long weekend on the foreshore. CEO Andrew Mason said that seaweed was cleared from the beach three times a week during the peak season, with an extra clean also scheduled for Sunday January 25.

    ALARMING DROWNING STATISTICS

    The number of people drowning in Victoria is going in a dangerous upward trajectory. Life Saving Victoria reported 52 people fatally drowned in Victorian waterways...

    POLICE CRACKDOWN OVER LONG WEEKEND

    Speeding drivers will be a major focus for police during the Australia Day long weekend. Victoria Police will begin Operation Amity tomorrow, with speeding on the top of the crack-down list.

    CHARGES LAID AFTER FATAL ACCIDENT

    Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a fatal collision in Woolsthorpe last year. Emergency services were called to Warrnambool-Caramut Road after...

    GREAT OCEAN ROAD TO CLOSE FOR HELICOPTER RECOVERY

    The Great Ocean Road will close to traffic in both directions between Lorne and Skenes Creek today (Thursday 22 January), from 6.30am to allow for a planned helicopter recovery operation to safely remove flood-impacted vehicles from beach areas following recent extreme weather.

    WATCH: DOUBLE FATALITY AFTER CAR AND TRAIN COLLIDE

    Emergency services were called to reports a freight train had struck a car at a railway crossing on Reddies Road at Cressy about 10.15am this morning. The two occupants of the car, who are yet to be formally identified, died at the scene.

    MEDICAL CENTRE CAUTIONS THE USE OF AI

    WRAD Health is cautioning south-west residents to be careful in how they use artificial intelligence for accessing health advice.

    AUSTRALIA DAY AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

    Warrnambool City Council has announced its 2026 Warrnambool Citizen of the Year Award winners. The Citizen of the Year is Dr Barry Morphett, who has played a leading role in medical training at Deakin University, Warrnambool Campus and South West Healthcare.

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