When Cathie Babis decided she was going to visit Australia to take part in an historic flight to circumnavigate the nation in a seaplane, she didn't anitcipate she would become the first female to do so.

Cathie is one of a group of pilots about to embark the a 60-day-trip, which kicked off in Q...

On the 2nd of March this year 10-year-old Indi Pulham fell off the monkey bars at school and onto concrete.

She was taken to South West Healthcare, where it was originally thought that she had broken her coccyx bone.

It turned out that this wasn't the case - and she was diagnosed with FND - Fun...

As we approach this years Good Friday appeal one Warrnambool Family who knows just how important the work the Royal Childrens Hospital does is the Carswell Family.

When baby Gia was five weeks old, parents Dom and Hannah noticed what looked like a little blue pea on her belly button.

After no...

Member for Wannon Dan Tehan believes people living in the South West are being treated like second class citizens by the federal government following the announcment of a declared offshore winzone off the coast of Warrnambool.

The local MP addressed around 150 people at an offshore wind zone com...

It’s a huge discussion point fueled by dozens of different opinions. Throw in news that Warrnambool City Council missed lodging its submissions / requests for consideration to the Minister by five weeks, the conversations keep rolling.

Former Warrnambool Mayor Michael Neoh isn’t hiding from the ...

Over the weekend, Warrnambool's own Gillin Boys Foundation donated $100,000 to the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. It's the second $100,000 donation in as many years, made possible by the generosity of South West Victorians.

Liam Fitzgerald speaks with Dr. Peter Houweling of the Murdoch C...

With some events abandoned due to heat, and others making changes to suit the conditions this weekend is providing local CFA crews a challenge.

Liam Fitzgerald speaks to CFA District Five Duty Officer Dave Ferguson about what we can expect over the long weekend.

Ken 'Swazzy' Schwarzenberg has been working as a commercial fisherman from Port Fairy for the past 30 years.

Today's announcement about an Off Shore Windfarm Zone took the wind out of his sails to use a pun.

On a serious note, the impact commercialising the South West Coastline is having on no...

Late last week there were a number of mature gum trees removed from the front of the Gateway Plaza car park sparking fears Koalas that known to frequent the area could be in danger.

Liam Fitzgerald speaks to Mosswood Wildlife President Sharon Smith to discuss why the removal of these trees creat...

SPECIAL INTERVIEW - PORTLAND OFFSHORE WINDFARM- FINAL DECISION PENDING

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On Monday Dan Tehan MP said he was going to speak to the Minister to address questions about whether or not the project is off the table.

Liam Fitzgerald spoke to him this morning about that dis...

Following multiple reports of deceased wallabies and wallabies exhibiting abnormal behaviour on Griffiths Island Port Fairy, Wildlife Victoria deployed its Travelling Veterinary Service to assess the welfare of the animals and to provide treatment. To ensure the safety of the public, Moyne Shire ...

Portland grandmother Tuula Pratt never imagined she’d be the one to save her soulmate’s life.

Her husband of 36 years, Graham, had just woken up and was lying in bed reading when his heart suddenly stopped.

Liam Fitzgerald speaks to Brittany Stafford one of the paramedics that was on duty that ...

A number of CFA District 5 Brigades were part of a strike team that were called to help on the fire ground at Pomonal yesterday.

Teams from Winslow, Port Fairy, Laang & Peterborough travelled north to assist on one of the most dangerous days in the past 15 years.

Former Warrnambool Resident, and Nationally acclaimed writer Rob DeKok is launching his new book "The Clearing" at the Warrnambool RSL on Thursday, May 25h.

The Clearing is a story built into the flight of one bullet – a bullet which connects two narratives: that of Tim, an Australian conscript,...

A post on Fitzmedias facebook page on Monday has sparked quite a conversation about the potential for Warrnambool's Iconic Fletcher Jones Factory Site to be considered as a potential location for a new Art Gallery.

It has brought both sides of the conversation regarding the use of Cannon Hill fo...