SOUTH WEST LOCAL NEWS- WEDNESDAY JUNE 10th-2026

This morning on south west local news

police busy over the long weekend with dangerous drivers

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an electric scooter stolen on lava street outside a supermarket

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warrnambool deligation returns after visiting the sisters citys in japan and china

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and in sport 

allansford still ahead of the pack with competing team close behind

Transcript

SPEAKER_01 0:00

This morning on Southwest Local News. Police busy over the long weekend with dangerous drivers. An electric scooter stolen on Lava Street outside a supermarket. Warnaball delegation returns after visiting the sister cities in Japan and China. And in sport, Allensford's still ahead of the pack with the competing team close behind.

SPEAKER_02 0:28

Live from Silverball Studios in Warnable. This is Southwest Local News with Shauna Rogers.

SPEAKER_01 0:36

Good morning and welcome to Southwest Local News. Police have had a busier King's Birthday long weekend than they would have liked. As part of the statewide Operation Regal, local officers were out and about on the roads. Impaired drivers were again an issue with four drink drivers and two drunk drivers caught by police. Another driver double-dipped in worst possible way, reading positive to over the limit in alcohol and drug taking. Warnerville police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a theft in the city on Sunday, April the 19th. It is believed an offender attended a supermarket on Lava Street in Warnerville about 1010am. It is alleged that he stole an electric scooter that was parked inside the store near the registers. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1-800-3300. A delegation from the Warnable City Council has returned from an overseas journey to visit Warnerville's sister cities. Warner Mayor Ben Blaine was accompanied by Council CEO Andrew Mason, Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism General Manager Liz Price, Crangmite Shire's Manager Economy and Prosperity Katie McMahon, and Warnerville Hospitality Operator John Watson. The delegation spent two weeks overseas visiting Warnerville's sister city Mira in Japan and Chang Chun in China. Councillor Blaine said the visit included visits to a marine research facility, a hydrogen facility, and a train building plant. Councillor Blaine said tourism was also high on the agenda.

SPEAKER_08 2:36

Looking at the trip and looking at what it actually means for Warnable, you know, we want to keep pushing those opportunities that are there. The opportunities around, you know, tourism, making sure that, you know, we can get tourists out here that are self-driving, that tour, that we can get more weddings out here, that we can actually do what we can to really encourage that tourism spend and the education possibilities as well. We went to a hydrogen facility in China, so looking at that and how that'll um and how that'll play into Deacon and how we can use that with high sell and leverage off that as well. And also some of the opportunities around marine research, especially between Mura and Warnable as well, both being coastal cities, and also just um looking at you know student exchanges, not just from an education perspective around language, but also looking at work exchanges because Warnerville's peak season is Murrah and Tenchung's off season. So there are going to be opportunities there, and it's something we really want to work towards facilitating because you know both cities are so proud of our sister city relationships and are really keen to actually leverage off it.

SPEAKER_01 3:37

The Southwest will be a part of a federal government rollout of new contraceptive resources for women across the country. The Western Victoria Primary Health Network, Limited, has been chosen to deliver training to provide better access to safe, affordable, long-acting reversible contraception. The federal government has chosen a health network in each state to help deliver the investment. The federal government has invested $25.6 million into the program. Wanable is one of the four regional hubs for the Western Victoria Primary Health Network Limited, along with Geelong, Ballarat, and Horsham. Through the program, women will be able to access free advice and support about their contraceptive options. It will also include the insertion and removal of IUDs and birth control implants delivered by skill providers at no cost to the patient. Held over the King's birthday long weekend at Castiden, the birthplace of the breed, Sunday's premier auction saw strong ringside and online bidding, resulting in an impressive 88.1% clearance rate, with 52 of the 62 offered lots finding new homes. The undisputed star of the auction was Lot 7 Stella, sold by Paul McPhail of Baloca Kelpies in Welshpool, who fetched the event's top price of $23,500. McPhail also secured the highest priced pup of the day with Flea selling for $20,000. The overall auction average sat at a strong $9,144. Pounding the streets of Port Ferry for miles and miles has turned into a lucrative activity for the community. The Port Ferry Marathon has announced it has put over $120,000 back into the community from its 2026 event. The event is a fundraiser for Port Ferry Consolidated Primary School, with its reward this year coming in at just over $90,000. But the love was also shared throughout the town with nine other groups receiving funding for the role they played in delivering the event. These groups included the Port Ferry Surf Lifesaving Club, the Port Ferry Little Athletics, and the Port Ferry Soccer Club. The marathon attracted athletes from across the state with over 2,000 entries. The long wait is over for Warnables Brian Steele. After more than a decade off the road, Mr. Steele is back on the road riding his beloved Harley Davidson motorcycle. It comes after an 11-year absence as a motorist, which was caused by an accident when he ran into a cow in his car. The accident caused damage to his neck and spine, but his hard work and persistence has now paid off.

SPEAKER_07 7:11

Yeah, just to be able to get back.

SPEAKER_01 7:59

The checks include a 20-minute scan by trained dermoscopists who carry out thorough head-to-toe examinations. There are 100 plus slots available with appointments running from 9am till 3:30 pm each day. Around 20 of the slots are already filled within the hours of being open.

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They do a head-to-toe check. They're even checking people's hair. The demoscopists, that's the people who do the checking, are really well trained. The motto of Lions is we serve, and we try and provide services that are helpful to communities.

SPEAKER_01 8:41

Krangamide Shire Council will be holding an event to highlight the importance of Elder Abuse Day. The event will be held on Monday, June the 15th and will coincide with World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. It will be held in the Rose Room at the Tarang Civic Centre with Bookings Essential. Guest speaker will be Fraser Orman Droid from MPower.

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MPOW are going to be there and help inform the community what outdoor abuse is all about and preventing it for them going forward and how they can put barriers in place to make sure it doesn't affect them.

SPEAKER_01 9:33

An olive collection has bared much fruit for a dedicated team of volunteers. Fruit Rescue Southwest has collected a harvest of olives weighing in at 1,125 kilos. The bounty has since been converted into 176 litres of olive oil. The olives have been collected from across Warnabulen the district with more than 60 sites in the harvest. First making news in sport.

SPEAKER_06 10:37

Yeah, no, it was a it was a really good game of football, and uh yeah, our boys played uh really well for four quarters yesterday, so that was very pleasing.

SPEAKER_05 10:47

Um and it's good yes to be able to say you've gone through the whole round. Um unbeaten, that's a pretty good achievement.

SPEAKER_06 10:55

Yeah, it is, and as but as I stated yesterday as well, like we know like it's important to get these wins early and get the wins on the board. And win in form's good form. Uh but you know, come the back end of the year, um it all changes. So we'll just keep going with that approach of you know, one week at a time and and you know, and see where we end up at the end.

SPEAKER_05 11:18

And depth is probably gonna be pretty important at that top end of the ladder. Um you guys have obviously got a decent reserve side as well, and obviously a couple of injuries yesterday, so that's gonna sort of factor in that squad mentality, I suppose.

SPEAKER_06 11:33

Yeah, like we haven't been at full strength all year. Like we still had four players out of our side yesterday, so um you know, like, yeah, we lost two players, you know, probably for you know for a significant amount of the back end of the year. Um but you know, we're pretty we're pretty hopeful that both those players uh will be back towards the back end of the year. So, you know, we got a couple hopefully might get up this week and and get back into the senior side. So our depth, you're right, our depth is really good. And um, you know, there's some young lads in our in our reserves that have been playing some consistent, really good footy that probably deserve a chance or a bit more of a chance. So over the next few weeks, they're probably going to get their opportunities.

SPEAKER_01 12:14

Some huge results in Warnerbull and District, A-grade netball in round nine. Russell's Creek won its third game in a row and is now just percentage from fifth spot after defeating Allensford by six goals. The loss had Allensford drop from second to fourth after all collegians pulled off the upset of the season, defeating Naranda 56-53. It was the Blues' first loss of the season, with the Warriors now just a game behind them on the ladder. Miraval is also just a game adrift from top spot after its win against Kalura Nurat. Timboon Demons won its second game of the year when it defeated South Rovers while Pamua was too good for Dennington. Former South Warnable and East Warnable Jr. Jamara Hugle Hagen returned to football in style last weekend. Hugo Hagen had been out with an ankle injury and made his return via the Gold Coast Suns. Ah, fuck off. Hugo Hagen had been out with an ankle injury and made his return via the Gold Coast Suns VFL team. In the VFL Q clash against the Brisbane Lions, Hugo Hagen showed his class, kicking four goals. He took eight marks and 11 disposals, kicking four points as he had eight shots on goal. His contribution helped the Suns win the game by 17 points. Mortlake Export Georgia Wareham is in England and busy preparing for the upcoming Women's Cricket World Cup. Wareham will go into the tournament in good form after a dominant display in a warm-up game. The powerful all-rounder hit 52 off 29 balls as the Aussies had a big win over South Africa in West Sussex. The Aussies will play the Proteus in their first official game of the World Cup at Old Trafford on Saturday.

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Today in Warnaboo, a party cloudy day with a top of 16 degrees with up to 5 millimeters to fall and northwestly winds. Now on to the forecast in Port Ferry, tomorrow a top of 17 degrees with a chance of morning fog. On Friday, a possible shower at top of 20 and only 1 millimeter to fall and 40 kilometers winds. As of Saturday, showers are evening with a top of 18 degrees and 15 millimeters to fall. In Mort Lake tomorrow, a top of 16 degrees and a chance of a fog. On Friday, a top of 18 degrees and 40 kilometers winds. On Saturday, a top of 17 degrees with westerly winds and around 15 millimeters to fall. 15 on Sunday and a party cloudy day. In the Kodak and Camperdown region, 16 degrees tomorrow with a party cloudy day with a chance of morning fog. On Friday, a top of 18 degrees with light winds approaching from the north. Along the coast in Port Campbell tomorrow and a partly cloudy day with a top of 15 degrees. Friday will be cloudy with 40 kilometers winds and overnight temperatures falling to 8. 18 on Saturday with 10 millimeters expected to fall with winds persisting. Home to Warnerboo, tomorrow, a partly cloudy day with a top of 16 degrees, 19 on Friday and cloudy and 40 kilometers winds, partly cloudy and 18 degrees with northerly winds on Saturday.

SPEAKER_01 15:31

Thanks, Lynn. That's it from your Southwest local news team this morning, and thank you for tuning in. Remember that you can also watch this bulletin online at southwestlocalnews.com.au. Until Saturday morning with peace. Have a great day.