...AND ANOTHER THING

SHOULDN'T Peter Costello's piece have carried the mandatory "written and authorised by" byline? Gary Sayer, Warrnambool

Maher jumps for joy after feature double

WARRNAMBOOL trainer Ciaron Maher continued his strong association with the Oakbank Easter carnival by winning both jumps races yesterday, including the quinella in the Von Doussa Steeplechase (3250 metres).

Kicking goals for Middle East peace

Jews and Palestinians found the power in unity and being teammates at the AFL International Cup, writes Martin Flanagan.

In the sheds

PM honours multi-talented Mifsud

Warrnambool Will Find A Whey With Natfoods

WARRNAMBOOL Cheese and Butter Factory has thrown its hand into the $800 million auction of rival Dairy Farmers, teaming up with National Foods in a joint offer.

Warrnambool Shootout

CARGO Cult yesterday set up a clash with a fellow Warrnambool galloper Tears I Cry at Flemington on Saturday when he won his first race since November 2005 with a last-stride victory in the listed John Dillon Stakes at Caulfield.

It Could Be A Wilde Night At The 'bool

WARRNAMBOOL has been in the grip of a spring carnival party with the Emirates Stakes win of local trainer Ciaron Maher and his horse Tears I Cry, but the Western District city could be in for further celebration after Saturday's Sandown Classic.

Cup Day Run Brings Tears Of Joy For Mcgrath

IT IS is a long way from the Warrnambool carnival in May to the Melbourne Cup carnival, particularly for a maiden, but underrated galloper Tears I Cry has managed it this year.

It's A Gruelling Way To Get To Warrnambool

OVER the course of the world's longest one-day cycling race, things that professional road racers are already good at juggling have to be juggled better for even longer. Like distraction techniques, well-timed re-fuelling and the precarious business of excreting certain bodily fluids inconspicuously.

Leek Showed 'contempt For Rules'

TRAINER John Leek this morning starts a one-month suspension after the Racing Appeals Tribunal yesterday dismissed his appeal over illegally injecting a horse on the final day of the Warrnambool carnival last May.

Hunt On For Exploited Food Workers

DOZENS of staff at restaurants and takeaway outlets were questioned and 17 shops raided in the main street of Warrnambool last night as the Workplace Ombudsman began a blitz on what he fears is a culture of exploiting and underpaying workers.

Coastal Eateries Raided Over Pay

DOZENS of restaurant and takeaway staff were questioned and 17 shops raided in the main street of Warrnambool last night as the Workplace Ombudsman launched a dramatic blitz on what he fears is a culture of exploiting and underpaying workers.

Energy Company Allowed To Test In Whale-breeding Area

FEDERAL Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defended the decision to allow resources company Santos to conduct seismic testing near Warrnambool at the start of the southern right whales' calving season.

Whales May Have Fled Tests

AN UNDERWATER acoustics expert, who was a consultant to seismic testing at Warrnambool, says he cannot rule out suggestions that the work had deterred southern right whales from visiting their calving waters.

Airbourne's Fortunes Take Off Again

THE roller-coaster journey of Warrnambool rock band Airbourne took another dramatic turn yesterday when the band signed a worldwide deal with international label Roadrunner Records in New York.

Hall Charge Dismissed

A DRINKING charge against Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Greg Hall was dismissed by the Warrnambool Magistrates Court yesterday.

Zahra Up To Cup Challenge

JOCKEY Mark Zahra had to survive two protests before he capped off a highly successful carnival with a narrow win on Sarrera in yesterday's Warrnambool Cup.

Mclean Pulls Right Rein To Land Hurdle

HAVING multiple choices of mounts in a feature race is a dream situation for any jockey but it led to plenty of soul-searching for Brad McLean before he decided to ride Some Are Bent in yesterday's Galleywood Hurdle at Warrnambool.

Warrnambool Stalwart Dies At 67

THE vast local racing fraternity will have mixed emotions when the Warrnambool May carnival gets underway today. On the one hand, the return home for a few days of local apprentice Brenton Primmer, 19, after the race fall at Warrnambool last year that almost claimed his life was a momentous occasion for his family and many friends. On the other, the sudden death on Sunday of long-time committeeman and former chairman Alec Calvert came as a shock to everyone who knew him and cast a pall over the ...

Warrnambool Dumps Camperdown To Bottom

LAST year's runner-up Camperdown has sunk to the bottom of the ladder after it was massacred by Warrnambool in the opening round of the Hampden Football League.