Articles tagged: Winchelsea
Crowd backs hall’s tenant
The Winchelsea community has voted to pressure Surf Coast Shire Council to keep Winchelsea’s former shire hall open “at all costs”.
Vehicle engulfed beside Princes Highway
A fire has gutted a car and held up traffic on the Princes Highway near Winchelsea.
Grieving mum fights for change
Memories of their constantly busy, ever active son have compelled a Winchelsea family to channel their grief into preventing hit and run tragedies.
Shoppers ready to ditch bags
Winchelsea and Lorne residents will receive free reusable shopping bags thanks to a partnership between Plastic Free Winchelsea and a community bank.
Contractors ready to start last stage
Motorists could be driving on a new section of the Princes Highway this week and should see work starting on the third section of the Winchelsea-to-Colac duplication next month.
Town’s toilets disgust visitor
A Melbourne woman travelling through Winchelsea says she was disgusted at the conditions of the town’s public toilets.
Driver dies at wheel
A man died this week after suffering a medical episode while driving on the Princes Highway at Winchelsea.
Man suffers burns in home fire
A Winchelsea man is in a critical but stable condition after he sustained burns in a house fire at Winchelsea.
Cancer battle inspires husband
Winchelsea’s Nicola Ehmer’s strength as she battled cancer has inspired her husband Danny to raise money for a cancer support charity.
Winchelsea receives ambulance station
Winchelsea is set to have its first ambulance station and seven paramedics to boost ambulance response times across the Colac region.
100 YEARS OLD: World peace wish for birthday
A WINCHELSEA woman who served as a nurse in the Second World War hopes for continued world peace as she enters the second century of her life.
Winchelsea backs AFL draft hopeful
WINCHELSEA Football Club president Daniel Greskie says the town is buzzing at the prospect of Darcy Parish landing at an AFL club on Tuesday.
Concern that deteriorating pipes make school unsafe
A MOTHER of three Winchelsea Primary School pupils fears for their safety as the school’s gutters and downpipes lie in disrepair.
Blue to hang up boots after 600-game career
A 600-GAME football career evokes fond memories for Winchelsea stalwart Trevor Wilson.
AFL clubs interested in promising Falcon
RESPECTED Geelong Falcons talent scout Michael Turner has compared Colac district AFL draft prospect Darcy Parish to a young Joel Selwood.
Duplication close to finish line
THE HIGHWAY duplication through Winchelsea is progressing with cranes lifting 18 beams into place on the bridge over the Barwon River yesterday.
Winchelsea walk in honour of war heroes
WINCHELSEA will have a new walk to honour Australia’s 64 Victoria Cross recipients, including Winchelsea’s Albert Jacka.
Cattle truck crashes on bridge
WINCHELSEA residents watched in horror as cattle from a crashed truck fell from the town’s bridge onto the banks of the Barwon River yesterday.
Meat cleaver and hammer attack
TWO Winchelsea residents have suffered injuries after two balaclava-clad men invaded a Willis Street home.
Young father dies in crash
A YOUNG father who died in a car crash at Winchelsea was a lovable larrikin, his football club says.
Brawl on pub’s last night
POLICE are investigating a Winchelsea hotel brawl which left a man with facial injuries.
Winchelsea wants more night games
FOOTBALL followers might wait for only two rounds of season 2013 to see new Winchelsea coach and former AFL player David Mensch play under lights.
P-plater crashes, blows .149
A WINCHELSEA teenage probationary driver who crashed into a parked car was almost three-times the legal blood-alcohol limit.
Lights attract football crowd
WINCHELSEA Football Club’s first night football clash attracted almost four times the club’s usual crowd.
