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State Government announces support package following circuit breaker New support has been announced for small businesses, including sole traders, most impacted by the coronavirus circuit-breaker action. The $143 million Circuit Breaker Support Package is expected to help more than 50,000 Victorian businesses, including restaurants, florists, confectioners, hairdressers, accommodation providers, musicians and performers. The package contains four initiatives targeted at businesses, including sma...

Warrnambool and Port Fairy safety signs erected, following floods New and crucial safety signs have been erected in Warrnambool and Port Fairy in a bid to warn locals and visitors about the flood danger around various popular spots. The signage, developed by VICSES, Glenelg Hopkins CMA, Warrnambool City Council, and Moyne Shire Council contains key safety information, emergency phone numbers, local imagery, and a handy QR code that links to online flood resources. The signs can be seen at the R...

Lockdown to end at midnight tonight The news that residents on the Great South Coast have been waiting for has been announced, with confirmation there will be no extension to Victorias snap 5 day lockdown. Almost all restrictions will be lifted from 11:59pm tonight, including the four reasons to leave your home and the 5km radius, though only 5 visitors will be allowed in the home, and 20 at a public gathering. Schools will re-open, as will businesses effected by the lockdown, while sport and r...

Moyne Women Inspire. Awards to recognise contribution of inspirational Moyne women

Camperdown Police call on local community to be vigilent Police in the Camperdown area have been made aware of a series of phone scams, where police station phone numbers are being cloned and used to trick people into handing over large quantities of money. As a result theyve warned the community to be vigilant, If they receive a phone call requesting personal information or payment from a person representing themselves from a law enforcement or government agency. Sergeant Andrew Raven from Cam...

New Signs Lead The Way 17 February 2021 | 09:36am New wayfinding signs for mountain bike trail Making the most of Warrnambool’s mountain bike trail has been made easier thanks to new directional signs. A total of 60 signs have been installed at the Thunder Point mountain bike trail, directing people along three different loops. Council provided $15,000 for the project via the Small Infrastructure Fund, with Warrnambool Mountain Bike Club volunteers installing the signs over a series of workin...

Victoria back to lockdown. Starts Midnight Tonight

10 February 2021 | 03:24pm Three South West Students Score Scholarships The Gardiner Dairy Foundation has awarded its seven Tertiary Scholarships, three of which have gone to students from the South West dairy region. They were awarded to Warrnambools Grace Billington (Bill Pyle scholarship), Boorcans Toby Fleming (Shirley Harlock scholarship) and Garvocs Rachel Dickson (Jakob Malmo scholarship). The scholarships are awarded annually to students have shown a commitment to leadership and persona...

Equivalent of 300,000 glass bottles used in works A strong focus on recycling has been a feature of roadworks carried out in Warrnambool, during February. The equivalent of 300,000 glass bottles have been used in the Warrnambool City Council’s latest road works, which formed part of the Council’s Annual Road Rehabilitation program. 60 tonnes of recyced glass was used as aggregate, while additionally, the asphalt layer of the road surfaces worked on was salvaged to be re-used by Council on f...

Failure to vote notices to be issued Residents in the Warrnambool City, Moyne and Corangamite Shires are set to be among around 350,000 Victorian residents, in line to receive a please explain notice this week. The Apparent Failure to Vote Notice is legislatively required to be sent to those who appear not to have voted in the 2020 local council elections, and provides an opportunity to explain what has happened. It follows one of the healthiest participation rates ever in local council electio...