8+ hour, 22+ min ago   (261+ words) A south west road will share in state government funding to improve safety for motorcyclists, but the announcement has been overshadowed by the tragic death of a motorcyclist on Sunday. The motorcyclist came off his bike after hitting a large…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (164+ words) Written by Fraser Stenhouse (Warrnambool College Year 10 Work Experience student) The public will get its first look at the new South West TAFE’s Tech School next week. On September 17, from 4-6pm, members of the public are invited to an open night…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (245+ words) Iconic south west location Budj Bim National Park has received state government funding for its koala population, but a key wildlife group has criticised the government’s handling of the beloved marsupial. Budj Bim will receive $250,000 to support post-fire recovery by…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (303+ words) Work experience student Fraser Stenhouse pens his first article for Fitzmedia/South West Local News. (See below). Spanning three days, an array of south west musicians attended a local Band Camp retreat, sharing the goal to learn and improve their…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (146+ words) Hardy souls are being called on for a major beach clean-up on September 12. Environmental group Beach Patrol 3280 will team with Parks Victoria and Glenelg Hopkins CMA for a clean-up along a remote stretch of beach at Cape Bridgewater. The project…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (143+ words) Geosciences Australia has confirmed that a 3.4 Magnitude Earthquake was reported in near Casterton at around 10:30 on Sunday night. While the tremor was considered minor there has been 113 reports of locals feeling the event. According to Geoscience Australia’s website, the event…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (163+ words) Police arrested two teenage boys following an assault in Warrnambool on 2 September. It is alleged the boys physically assaulted the victim inside a supermarket on Lava Street about 12.40pm. Passersby intervened and the duo left the scene. The victim, a 55-year-old…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (132+ words) The Warrnambool Nepalese Community group will hold a Candle Light Vigil to support those involved in a natural disaster in Nepal. The Vigil will be held on Wednesday night, (September 2), at the Civic Green, from 6-7pm. Nepal has been devastated by…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (74+ words) South West Healthcare has raised enough money to purchase a Prostate Cancer Detector System. In this special report (see video below), we talk to Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse Bridget Hill about the new equipment and prostate cancer in our south…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (308+ words) The Victorian government had pledged $352 million to double the amount of potholes it will fill this year, from 250,000 to half a million. Premier Ben Carroll said the works would accelerate when rain reduces over the coming weeks. Most of the…...