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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 future roads and footpath projects. Warrnambool City Council Director City Infrastructure David Leahy...

Failure to vote notices to be issued Residents in the Warrnambool City, Moyne and Corangamite Shire's 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 elections in October 2020, with the figure around 40% lower than the number of notices sent out in 2016....

Charity Partners Welcomed Charity Partners Welcomed Image (supplied) - Mick White & Dedy Friebe from Warrnambool & District Food Share and Jacinta Roache & John Parkinson from LETS TALK. 03 February 2021 | 01:18pm WRC Announces Charity Partners for 2021 The Warrnambool Racing Club have today announced their Charity Partner Recipients, including their May Racing Carnival and Community Race Day partners. The club was also thrilled to be able to offer nine local groups and organisations affected by COVID-19 with a $500 donation. The Community Race Day Partner receives all gate taking and spon...

Weekly Roundup: Friday 29th January Chris Cudby / Image: Anna Coddington / Friday 29th January, 2021 4:47PM       This week was marked by urgent calls from key figures in our community for significant change, following last weekend's revelations of sexual harassment and exploitation in Aotearoa's music industry — read Alison Mau's news feature here. We implore everyone to read the open letter written by Anna Coddington and signed by Bic Runga, Hollie Smith and Mel Parsons, and work together to take tangible action in ensuring safe, productive environments for artists, audi...

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 high visibility of police units out and about, targeting impaired driving and excessive speed, and ro...