South West Local News

South West Local News

Fitzmedia’s South West Local News is an independently produced regional news bulletin delivering trusted, timely, and community-focused coverage to South West Victoria. Broadcasting three nights a week—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday—the program is filmed at Fitzmedia’s Warrnambool studios and presented by Sharna Rogers, with Liam Fitzgerald often providing key updates and headlines. Covering everything from local politics and agriculture to grassroots sports, events, and human-interest stories, South West Local News prides itself on being deeply connected to the people and places

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August 21, 2025 12 mins

Police are seeking information of a wanted man on several warrants

 

Questions of amnesty roll out as the machete amnesty starts in September

 

A new KFC opens in Warrnambool East tomorrow

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Portland Crime Spree - Police arrest a man accused of lighting multiple fires in the CBD.

Charges Laid - A German National faces court after a fatal accident in Simpson.

Industrial Action - Workers at Brophy Family & Youth Services demand better conditions.

Family Pride - A Warrnambool Family celebrates after National talent show success.

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Person charged with Warrnambool burglary 

Early morning crash in West Warrnambool

New committee for Hamilton CBD 

And in Sport, Robbie Hare kicks double figures

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Chain store to return to the city

Tenders for Port Fairy Pool 

Glenelg to leave tourism body

and in sport, Cobden star in AFL

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Charges Laid - Three people arrested in Beeac with relation to a non-fatal shooting.

Cash Splash - Port Fairy's embattled Gipps Street Bridge to recieve 5 million dollars funding.

MP Discgraced - Roma Britnell lashes out about the condition of Tower Hill.

Workers Strike - Portland Aluminum workers walk off the job in protected industrial action.

And in Sport - Woodford Primary School's ...

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Everything making and breaking news in South West Victoria 

Coleraine Homicide - An 81-year-old charged with murder appears in the Warrnambool Magistrates' Court.

Search Continues - The family of a missing Warrnambool woman continues to seek information.

Dual Earthquakes - Two low-scale earthquakes, one in Apollo Bay and another in Natimuk, yesterday.

Sheepvention after dark - Shannon Noll rocks the s...

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Everything making and breaking news in South West Victoria

Search Called Off - Police to continue pursuing other inquiries relating to the disappearance of a Warrnambool Woman.

Caught On Camera - Thieves steal more than $15,000 worth of tools from a Warrnambool Business. 

Peaceful Protest - Around 50 people gather outside Dan Tehans Office in response to comments he made about Gaza.

No to Turbines - The in...

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