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Multi-use lifestyle retreat at Yambuk provides you with plenty of options
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (340+ words) 6 BED | 6 BATH | 3 CAR The property offers endless opportunities and potential to make this the lifestyle home or business and income stream that you have always dreamed of. All set on 14 acres only 15 minutes from Port Fairy, 40 minutes west of Warrnambool,…...
Revealed: secret data exposes south-west Victoria's most dilapidated roads
4+ day, 24+ min ago (629+ words) A popular back route between Warrnambool and Melbourne is the worst road in south-west Victoria, according to data released by the state auditor-general. The Victorian Auditor-General's Office (VAGO) released a report on Victoria's state-managed roads on September 9, 2026, along with condition…...
Dedicated to giving back: Vern Robson's lifetime of community service
6+ day, 8+ 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:…...
'How do you start to repair?': road conditions probed in truck rollover
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (238+ words) The condition of the road on a major south-west highway will play a part in the police investigation after a concrete truck rollover. Emergency services were called to the incident on the Hopkins Highway north of Purnim about 1.50pm on Tuesday,…...
Giving small towns a voice: The Standard journalists honoured at top awards
6+ day, 11+ 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…...
Inspectors doing house-to-house checks before restoring power
1+ week, 1+ day ago (348+ words) Inspectors for electricity giant Powercor conducted house-to-house checks after a fault before turning power back on in Warrnambool on Saturday, September 5. A Powercor spokesman said there was a fault about 10.30am Saturday which put 1681 Warrnambool households in the dark. Some businesses…...
At least 21 dead in bus accident in Egypt's South Sinai
1+ week, 5+ day ago (120+ words) At least 21 people have been killed in a bus accident on Egypt's Dahab-Nuweibaa road in South Sinai, officials say. A number of Jordanians were on the bus and initial information indicated some were killed and injured, Jordan's foreign ministry said....
'It's unlike anything I've ever read': young writers take home literary gong
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1884+ words) A hastily written piece has paid dividends for an emerging Warrnambool author. It was just two days before the deadline when Arlo Burchell, whose story was also shortlisted in 2025, started writing a piece that would take the top gong in…...
Pet owners: Bird flu risks for cats, dogs, and how to protect them | The Standard | Warrnambool, VIC
2+ week, 5+ day ago (898+ words) Hearing about bird flu can be worrying when you have pets that spend time outdoors, particularly if they are curious, hunt or come into contact with birds. It is natural to wonder what the actual risks are and whether there…...
From the quirky to 'Fast and the Furious': new car business to open
2+ week, 5+ day ago (561+ words) Warrnambool is set to soon become home to a new car business that is promising to offer something a little bit "different". When the doors open at Davey Motor Group in east Warrnambool, among the vehicles that will arrive in…...