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Warrnambool council has $1.1 billion worth of roads and buildings, but not enough money to maintain them

Warrnambool council has $1.1 billion worth of roads and buildings, but not enough money to maintain them

“We have millions and millions of dollars of assets... if we don't put money into them, they will fail.”

Zara Cuthbertson
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Warrnambool council’s $5m worker accommodation will go ahead, but 100-year-old trees worth $600k are staying

Warrnambool council’s $5m worker accommodation will go ahead, but 100-year-old trees worth $600k are staying

A five to two vote will see the project work around the six Norfolk Pines that were originally slated to be removed.

Zara Cuthbertson
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“Just go hard”: Hundo Milli’s hustle from hardship to hip hop

“Just go hard”: Hundo Milli’s hustle from hardship to hip hop

The Warrnambool rapper said “there were no real music classes” at his school, and “it wasn’t really taken seriously as a career path”.

Zara Cuthbertson
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No bookings, trains or early morning arrivals: Public transport from West Vic to Melbourne is now a lottery

No bookings, trains or early morning arrivals: Public transport from West Vic to Melbourne is now a lottery

A five-week maintenance schedule has led to a “diabolical, chaotic mess”.

Zara Cuthbertson
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Power play at Yangery: Warrnambool battery project could power 40,000 homes

Power play at Yangery: Warrnambool battery project could power 40,000 homes

The 120-megawatt development has received the green light from the planning department, with promises to provide grid stability and renewable growth.

Zara Cuthbertson
WarrnamboolWarrnambool
Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club can pass go, but can’t collect $16m

Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club can pass go, but can’t collect $16m

The multimillion dollar project is still chasing government funding to turn a concept into reality.

Zara Cuthbertson
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“Good for the spirit”: Inside Warrnambool’s end-of-life choir

“Good for the spirit”: Inside Warrnambool’s end-of-life choir

A group of volunteer singers are looking for more to join them in singing at the bedsides of people who are seriously ill or dying.

Zara Cuthbertson
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The plastic on West Vic beaches has crossed oceans to get here. Cleaning it up is only half the battle.

The plastic on West Vic beaches has crossed oceans to get here. Cleaning it up is only half the battle.

Overseas rubbish, shipping waste and packaging pollution continues to show up on our coast - and it’s adding to the climate problem.

Zara Cuthbertson
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Twenty-nine vegetables. One winner. This is the Warrnambool zucchini cart race

Twenty-nine vegetables. One winner. This is the Warrnambool zucchini cart race

A scarecrow fashion show, local bands and a Kate Bush flashmob rounded out Saturday’s Harfest in the Quarry festivities.

Zara Cuthbertson
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May opening for new Warrnambool hospital precinct roundabout

May opening for new Warrnambool hospital precinct roundabout

The $800,000 project should improve the traffic flow at the intersection of Ryot and Koroit streets.

Zara Cuthbertson
WarrnamboolWarrnambool
The fix is in, as Warrnambool’s tinkerers get on the tools

The fix is in, as Warrnambool’s tinkerers get on the tools

As long as you can get an item into the building, Repair Cafe volunteers will have a crack at extending its life.

Zara Cuthbertson
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“If you’re looking to make a booking, I probably wouldn’t”: West Vic travel agent

“If you’re looking to make a booking, I probably wouldn’t”: West Vic travel agent

“There's a lot of problems for the people in the travel industry, because they don't know what's going to happen.”

Zara Cuthbertson