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Oct 5, 2026

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Tractors, AI posters, and "P*ss Off AusNet" mown into a hill: Inside the Ripon candidates forum

Organised by a group opposing Western Renewables Link, around 200 attendees heckled, booed and applauded certain candidates.

Politics

Oct 1, 2026

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1 min read

10,000 allegedly dodgy darts removed by police after searches in Forrest and Colac

One business has been ordered to close for 90 days.

Colac Otway

Jul 31, 2026

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20 min read

Who can I vote for across Western Victoria at the 2026 Victorian election?

Our guide to November’s state election, who you can vote for and what they hope to achieve if they are elected into power.

Politics

Three generations of the Tan family make potato-crust pies and 650 dumplings a week at Wendouree’s Nasi Rice

Oct 15, 2026

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2 min read

Three generations of the Tan family make potato-crust pies and 650 dumplings a week at Wendouree’s Nasi Rice

David Tan told the Brolga he grew up believing everyone was able to cook.

Profiles

Darcie Humphreys

Beautiful above ground, trouble below: Another 66 plane trees to face the chop in Hamilton CBD

Oct 14, 2026

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1 min read

Beautiful above ground, trouble below: Another 66 plane trees to face the chop in Hamilton CBD

Southern Grampians Council says the move to axe the main street’s ageing trees is plane and simple.

Southern Grampians

Zara Cuthbertson

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Gone fishin’: Seven spots to reel in a prize catch in West Vic

Oct 15, 2026

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1 min read

Gone fishin’: Seven spots to reel in a prize catch in West Vic

There are plenty of them in the sea, but also the lakes and rivers.

Oct 15, 2026

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2 min read

Three generations of the Tan family make potato-crust pies and 650 dumplings a week at Wendouree’s Nasi Rice

David Tan told the Brolga he grew up believing everyone was able to cook.

Oct 14, 2026

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1 min read

Beautiful above ground, trouble below: Another 66 plane trees to face the chop in Hamilton CBD

Southern Grampians Council says the move to axe the main street’s ageing trees is plane and simple.

Oct 14, 2026

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4 min read

What about Wendouree?

Plus: West Vic’s golden age cinemas

Oct 13, 2026

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2 min read

Everything you need to know about the new, ticketed Twelve Apostles visitor centre

Who backed it, who attacked it and what to expect on your next trip.

Everything you need to know about the new, ticketed Twelve Apostles visitor centre

Who backed it, who attacked it and what to expect on your next trip.

Great Ocean Road

Where to find West Vic’s art deco and golden-age theatres, still screening films a century later

From a theatre that survived a 2009 fire to one that’s been running since the 1850s, these historic cinemas are still going strong.

Pub Chat

Historic Aireys Inlet farm, held by two families across 147 years, on market

You won’t get much change out of $10 million, but the property comes with views and a Jonas bonus.

Great Ocean Road

The best Asian Fusion spots around West Vic

From Daylesford to Anglesea, chefs blend Asian cuisines with local ingredients.

Lifestyle

Berry farm blues

Plus: Can you delay a data centre?

Firies in West Vic fight flames, but also complacency in towns that hear the same message every summer

“A lot of people in townships like Colac don’t necessarily have a fire plan.”

CFA

Fifth-generation Otways farmer faces weather and cost unpredictability her parents never did

“It used to be consistent, we knew when the rainfall would come and when it wouldn’t."

Colac Otway

“No application, no answers”: Ballarat demands rules before data centres land

Locals packed a September council meeting, seeking answers to a proposed data centre facility in Miners Rest.

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MUST READ

Tractors, AI posters, and "P*ss Off AusNet" mown into a hill: Inside the Ripon candidates forum

10,000 allegedly dodgy darts removed by police after searches in Forrest and Colac

Who can I vote for across Western Victoria at the 2026 Victorian election?

Three generations of the Tan family make potato-crust pies and 650 dumplings a week at Wendouree’s Nasi Rice

Beautiful above ground, trouble below: Another 66 plane trees to face the chop in Hamilton CBD

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Gone fishin’: Seven spots to reel in a prize catch in West Vic

Three generations of the Tan family make potato-crust pies and 650 dumplings a week at Wendouree’s Nasi Rice

Beautiful above ground, trouble below: Another 66 plane trees to face the chop in Hamilton CBD

What about Wendouree?

Everything you need to know about the new, ticketed Twelve Apostles visitor centre

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Everything you need to know about the new, ticketed Twelve Apostles visitor centre

Where to find West Vic’s art deco and golden-age theatres, still screening films a century later

Historic Aireys Inlet farm, held by two families across 147 years, on market

The best Asian Fusion spots around West Vic

Berry farm blues

Firies in West Vic fight flames, but also complacency in towns that hear the same message every summer

Fifth-generation Otways farmer faces weather and cost unpredictability her parents never did

“No application, no answers”: Ballarat demands rules before data centres land

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