‘Heaven gained a true gentleman’:Champion trainer’s No.1 supporter dies during spring carnival

‘Heaven gained a true gentleman’:Champion trainer’s No.1 supporter dies during spring carnival

Ciaron Maher’s great friend and No.1 supporter,Colin McKenna,passed away on Sunday. Together,the duo won the Caulfield Cup,but McKenna’s greatest achievements came off the track.

  • byDanny Russell

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Former radio host launches third bid to oust Dan Tehan – with big-name backing

Former radio host launches third bid to oust Dan Tehan – with big-name backing

Independent Alex Dyson launched his campaign for the seat of Wannon with the support of Zoe Daniel and financial backing from Climate 200.

  • byTony Wright
Legal action to prevent terrorised teachers getting help
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Legal action to prevent terrorised teachers getting help

The Education Department is trying to block a WorkSafe demand for an in-house mental health worker for teachers at a troubled high school.

  • byNoel Towell
‘Shattered into a million pieces’:Mother speaks of loss after son drowns on school trip

‘Shattered into a million pieces’:Mother speaks of loss after son drowns on school trip

A judge has grilled lawyers for the Education Department about why they did not pass on swimming proficiency information before an eight-year-old boy drowned on a school excursion.

  • byDavid Estcourt
Racing Victoria to review after Warrnambool’s day of ‘insanity’

Racing Victoria to review after Warrnambool’s day of ‘insanity’

Racing Victoria stewards cleared two clerks of the course of any wrongdoing as they attempted to catch loose horses at Warrnambool on Thursday,but will review protocols.

  • byDanny Russell
The horse that never hit the ground:mysterious case of the disappearing thoroughbred

The horse that never hit the ground:mysterious case of the disappearing thoroughbred

Two weeks ago,a horse died in a trial ahead of the Warrnambool jumps carnival. Find out why the death went unreported,the evidence scrubbed from the record.

  • byDanny Russell
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There she blows:Mega Southern Ocean wind farm zone unveiled

There she blows:Mega Southern Ocean wind farm zone unveiled

The 5000-square kilometre wind farm zone would stretch from outside Warrnambool,on the Great Ocean Road,to Port MacDonnell in South Australia.

  • byBianca Hall
State’s top architecture awards for learning locale,a library and a laundry in the sky

State’s top architecture awards for learning locale,a library and a laundry in the sky

The University of Melbourne student precinct,Warrnambool Library and Nightingale Village in Brunswick have won major gongs in this year’s Victorian Architecture Awards.

  • byJewel Topsfield
Murder accused seeks bail as alleged victim remains missing after 17 years

Murder accused seeks bail as alleged victim remains missing after 17 years

A 71-year-old man has been accused of killing his tenant over a dispute about unpaid rent and then returning with a tractor to cover up the crime scene.

  • byEmily Woods
Maher king of the ’Bool again,winning his seventh Grand Annual

Maher king of the ’Bool again,winning his seventh Grand Annual

Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Ciaron Maher has reminded everyone he’s a jumps trainer at heart,claiming an unbelievable seventh Grand Annual on the final day of the Warrnambool carnival.

  • byDamien Ractliffe
Horse dies after fall during feature race at Warrnambool

Horse dies after fall during feature race at Warrnambool

St Arnicca lost his footing after jumping the second-last fence in the Brierly Steeplechase and stumbled,falling and bringing down jockey Tom Ryan with him.

  • byDamien Ractliffe