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Rental Housing Crisis A shortage of rental housing stock across the Border and Northeast is leading to desperation, and fears that some locals will be forced to leave the area in order to have a roof over their head. With many owners selling rental properties to cash in during the ‘hot’ property market, and city dwellers moving to the regions to work remotely, the rental crisis is being felt across the region. The issue was highlighted further after Member for Indi Helen Haines expressed he...

Charity Groups Tax Whack Charity Groups Tax Whack Organisations like the WDEA-run Big Rs Shed will be hit hard with the Municipal and Industrial Landfill Levy increasing by 60 per cent 14 May 2021 | 11:01am Local Charities Slugged With New Bin Tax Local charities are set to be slugged thousands of dollars as the state governments increased bin tax comes into play. Member for South West Coast Roma Britnell says charities and not-for-profits, like WDEA Works Social Enterprises, will be hit har...

New Bins From Next Week 13 May 2021 | 04:01pm New Rubbish Bins To Complete Four-Bin System With the dedicated glass-only bins rolled out citywide in April, Warrnambool households are set to receive their final new bins for rubbish collection from next week. This completes the municipality’s transition to a four-bin system, with collections to change from weekly to fortnightly. Article continues below The volume of material able to be collected has increased with the new mix of bins, with the ...

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Fatal collision in Carranballac Police are investigating a fatal collision in Carranballac this afternoon. Emergency Services were called to Glenelg Highway following reports three trucks had been involved in a collision just after 5pm. One of the truck drivers, a yet to be formally identified man, died at the scene. The two other truck drivers were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Article continues below The exact circumstances surrounding the collision are yet to be determined and i...

Warrnambool Covid-19 Vaccination Centre Expands South West Healthcares Covid 19 Vaccination Centre in Warrnambool is the latest site across the state, to be listed as a mass vaccination hub. SWH CEO Craig Fraser has welcomed the government’s decision to give the SWH Vaccination Centre in Warrnambool the status of an Open Access Vaccination Centre. "The change that the public will see immediately is that this facility will now be open to the public a minimum five days a week, starting from th...

04 May 2021 | 02:32pm Flying Agent takes out Scotty Stewart Brierly Steeplechase A fast finishing Flying Agent flew to the line in the 2021 3YB FM Scotty Stewart Brierly Steeplechase, to claim trainer Amy McDonald her first win at the carnival. The pre-race favourite stormed to the front with Darryl Horner (jnr) aboard, overtaking 2019 winner Bit Of A Lad on the final straight, to win by two and a half lengths. Speaking to racing.com following the race, McDonald said it was a relief after a ner...

Vaccination program expands to include over 50s The Nations vaccination program has this week expanded, meaning anyone over the age of 50 is now eligible to receive their AstraZeneca vaccine. South West Healthcares Warrnambool vaccination centre will receive its largest quantity yet of AstraZeneca this week, allowing 500 people to be vaccinated between 9am–4.30pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The healthcare provider has urged locals who fit the target criteria to take advantage of the opp...