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Premier Speedway earmarks dates for 2022 Classic return Warrnambools Premier Speedway Club intends to conduct the 49th running of the South West Conveyancing Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic in January 2022, after having been forced to postpone the event due to the impact of COVID-19 in 2021. The Club’s Board and Management will continue to monitor the COVID situation throughout the remainder of the Premier Speedway Club’s current season and into the off-season. A general loosening of restric...

29 January 2021 | 11:45am More than $1 million of road and footpath works, set to get under way in Warrnambool Warrnambool City Council’s annual Footpath Renewal and Major Road Rehabilitation programs, are set to commence on Monday (February). Seven roads and intersections and 35 footpaths throughout the city are set to be upgraded as part of the works, with over $1 million allocated in the Council’s budget to complete the works. Warrnambool City Council Director City Infrastructure David L...

Long Weekend Road Policing Operation Sees Offences Recorded Reach Triple Digits A road policing operation which took place over the unofficial long weekend just past, saw Western Region officers detect over 100 offences. The operation kicked off on Friday, with three impaired drivers detected among the 105 overall offences. "There was lots of movement on our roads over this weekend, with the holiday goers and the weather being quite good" said Acting Senior Sergeant Simon Bourke. "There was a h...

Moyne Shire Residents Encouraged To Apply For Academic Support Scholarships The Moyne Shire Council is calling on students commencing tertiary education in 2021, to apply for their 2021 Academic Support Scholarships. The scholarship program has been running since 1998, supporting more than 70 students with funding assistance for their first year of tertiary study. Moyne Shire Council Mayor, Cr Daniel Meade, said the scholarships are open to Shire residents who are commencing full-time study in ...

Baton Rouge / louisianaradionetwork.com Jan 26, 2021 10:23 AM LSU has hired  Minnesota Vikings Defensive Backs coach Daronte Jones as the team’s new defensive coordinator.  Head coach Ed Orgeron joined Off The Bench with T-Bob Hebert on ESPN 104.5 in Baton Rouge and he came away impressed after they met. “Daronte interviewed yesterday and did a very good job, very impressive, knows the same defense that I’m used to, same coverages, same fronts.” Even though former defensive coordinato...

Fixture announced for 2021 season After a 2020 season which was unable to get off the ground amidst Covid-19, the Hampden League has announced their planned fixture for the upcoming 2021 season. The league has held extensive collaboration with clubs to cater for a number of fixture requests, with clubs encouraged to consider twilight and night fixtures, and remain open to more fixtures moving to such timeslots should there be mutual agreement between participating clubs. Features of the 2021 Fi...

19 January 2021 | 03:57pm Riders smash journey and target for Big Life Torrential rain and icy cold winds did nothing to deter 50 cyclists as the second edition of the Warrnambool to Melbourne Big Ride for a Big Life was held Friday. 4 groups of cyclists from around Victoria, along with a support crew of over 20 hit the road from 3am Friday morning braving the horrendous conditions on the mammoth 285 kilometer journey, reaching the Docklands a mere 12 hours later to waiting family and friends a...

Man charged following carjacking and armed robbery Warrnambool Crime Investigation Unit detectives charged a man following an alleged carjacking and armed robbery in Victoria’s south-west yesterday afternoon. The 21-year-old Portland man was arrested in Mortlake and charged with five offences including aggravated carjacking, armed robbery and criminal damage to property. He is expected to appear before Warrnambool Magistrates’ Court this morning. Article continues below It’s alleged a 52-...

Women Held At Knifepoint During Camperdown Carjacking UPDATE: Warrnambool Crime Investigation Unit detectives charged a man following an alleged carjacking and armed robbery in Victoria’s south-west yesterday afternoon. The 21-year-old Portland man was arrested in Mortlake and charged with five offences including aggravated carjacking, armed robbery and criminal damage to property. He is expected to appear before Warrnambool Magistrates’ Court this morning. It’s alleged a 52-year-old Janc...

Culotta joined 104.5 ESPN in 2010. 01/14/2021 A recognizable voice is leaving ESPN’s Louisiana airwaves. That would be Jordy Culotta, who had been working at 104.5 ESPN in Baton Rouge since 2010. Most recently, Culotta (seen at left above) had been co-hosting morning show Off The Bench with T-Bob Hebert (seen at right above), with that show also simulcast on ESPN Radio stations in New Orleans and Alexandria. Culotta posted about his departure on Facebook and Twitter Thursday: I ...