14+ hour ago   (867+ words) This horse trainer's life is busy - multiple stables in different states and hundreds of horses for owners wanting a share of the sport's rich spring period. But when Ciaron Maher's partner Alice Berry gave birth to their second child last…...

15+ hour, 15+ min ago   (380+ words) Within the space of a few weeks, Warrnambool's Tar Malarath became an Australian citizen and his dream of having his own restaurant became a reality. He and his wife Pim are now the new owners of Madala 134 in the heart…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (473+ words) Warrnambool's King's College will come alive with The Sound of Music for its school production - all with the help of a director who has found her own success in the theatre world. Teacher Megan Twycross wrote a play that had…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (393+ words) Her coach's quirky advice to be 'mediocre at best' has shaped a Warrnambool athlete into an international roller derby competitor. Teenager Asha Hayden will represent Australia at the 2027 Roller Derby World Cup in Scotland. It comes after a worldwide hit…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1112+ words) Vern Robson is passionate about Essendon Football Club and helping people. He goes Under the Auld Pump with Tim Auld. Family: wife Frances; children Gary and Mark. Education: Mount Pleasant State School before going to Ballarat High School. Sporting highlight:…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (401+ words) The Standard's Jessica Greenan's has been named the 2026 Rural Press Club of Victoria's Community Champion Journalist. Greenan, along with The Standard's Ben Silvester and Sophia Baker, was recognised at a milestone event celebrating 60 years of the club at Melbourne Town…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (600+ words) He's been to countless clearing sales, rummaging through boxes, tins and sheds, searching for an elusive bargain. He started going to the sales as a teenager with his sister and more than four decades later, it's been his livelihood. But…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (64+ words) The Standard | Warrnambool, VIC 'Wonderful': Fletcher Jones nostalgia brought back to life for former staff Tailored suits, tartan skirts and vintage cars brought the nostalgia of a bygone era back to life for former Fletcher Jones employees at the weekend....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (511+ words) 'You don't have to be extraordinary. You just have to be willing.' This is branded content for Mackillop Family Services. After 17 years in nursing, from remote four bed emergency departments in the Northern Territory to a busy Melbourne Emergency Department,…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (546+ words) What started as a one-man job in a garage has turned into five full-time staff and a top state award for this Warrnambool business. BL Halloran Plumbing was named the 2026 Small Plumbing Business of the Year at the Master Plumbers…...