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JOB DONE, BUT LOOKOUT FOR MORE

Another chapter in a long history of civic service has come to an end for Warrnambool's Glenys Phillpot. Mrs Phillpot has stepped down from the WRAD Health committee of management after 25 years.

PHOTO GALLERY: CLASSIC BREAKFAST

It's the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic at Premier Speedway, Warrnambool this weekend and this morning it was the offical breakfast for the iconic event at Rafferty's Tavern.

LOCAL MUSOS TO STAR AT FESTIVAL

Gunditjmara musicians Lee Morgan, Brett Clarke and Andy Alberts and the Walkabouts are on the bill for a major Melbourne festival. They will be part of the Share the Spirit Festival at the Treasury Gardens on Monday.

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.

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