3+ 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…...

2+ week, 3+ hour 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…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (141+ words) Comedian and Warrnambool export Dave Hughes has thrown his high profile support behind the Liberal Party for this year’s state election. Hughes was a special guest at the Liberal Party’s Western Victoria Region campaign launch in Geelong on Sunday night....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (198+ words) South west smokers would be a little heavier in the pocket under a proposal from One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. Ms Hanson wants to rewind to 2015 when it comes to the price of a pack of cigarettes. That price was…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (254+ words) A delegation from the SouthWest Victoria Alliance took the region’s concerns and wishlist on how to solve them to the Victorian parliament in Melbourne on Thursday. Alliance chair and Southern Grampians mayor Des Heslin was joined by Warrnambool mayor Ben…...

1+ mon, 7+ hour ago   (192+ words) South west teachers, parents and students will have to wait to find out if they have to get ready for school on August 19. The date is in the Australian Education Union Victorian Branch diary as a strike day, as the…...

1+ mon, 7+ hour ago   (83+ words) South Warrnambol’s Maggie Johnstone will make her debut in the opening round of the AFLW this weekend. Johnstone will line up for Essendon against the Brisbane Lions on Sunday at Windy Hill. CRICKET STAR TO TAKE ON AMBASSADOR ROLE | VIDEO…...

1+ mon, 8+ hour ago   (208+ words) The Victorian Wildlife Alliance says the state and federal governments have created a death sentence for many native animals through its H5 Bird Flu response. The Alliance claimed it had warned the federal and state governments years ago the deadly virus…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (251+ words) The state government has added Hawkesdale to its list of places where H5 Bird Flu have been detected. Hawkesdale is the latest location identified as the south west remains an epi-centre for the disease in Victoria. The Victorian government has also…...