![Warrnambool Good Friday Appeal collect Jan Tibb is rattling tins for The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne for the first time. Picture by Anthony Brady Warrnambool Good Friday Appeal collect Jan Tibb is rattling tins for The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne for the first time. Picture by Anthony Brady](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/154914734/8df6bb2d-5d3f-45cd-b4ef-e3977ceba4a2.jpg/r0_0_5713_3809_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
UPDATE, 11PM:
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The south-west region has so far raised close to half-a-million dollars for this year's Good Friday Appeal, smashing the region's total in 2022 by more than $100,000.
The Good Friday Appeal 10.45pm totals for the south-west are:
Colac $46,417, Warrnambool $76,501, Garvoc $23,043, Hamilton $50,182, Timboon $45,990, Macarthur $40,495, Portland $30,265, Mortlake $8562, Casterton $28,634, Port Fairy $16,768, Camperdown $38,020, Heywood $17,522, Terang $7378, Caramut $3860, Cavendish $4800, Narrawong $3730, Birregurra $3836, Cobden $15149, Koroit $19,466, Beeac $1046, Coleraine $4515, Willaura $4106 and Lismore with $1302.
UPDATE, 6.30PM:
Allansford Fire Brigade has doubled their record for raising money for The Royal Children's Hospital's Good Friday Appeal by raising $9605.
Brigade volunteer Brian Walker said they had a "good" amount of volunteers collecting the money, including children.
"The township did well (in donating)," he said.
The Good Friday Appeal 4.45pm totals for the south-west are: Colac $43,117, Warrnambool $44,046, Garvoc $23,043, Hamilton $25,694, Timboon $12,921, Macarthur $15,695, Portland $10,294, Mortlake $8356, Casterton $6591, Port Fairy $8517, Camperdown $29,273, Heywood $4917, Terang $7315, Caramut $3245, Cavendish $4800, Narrawong $3152, Birregurra $1935, Cobden $1596, Koroit $11,850, Beeac $415, Coleraine $821, Willaura $4106 and Lismore with $1302.
EARLIER: Donations to The Royal Children's Hospital's Good Friday Appeal are rolling in across the south-west.
Among the volunteers collecting money for the cause is Jan Tibb at the Raglan Parade and Banyan Street intersection in Warrnambool.
"People have been really good," Ms Tibb said.
"You'll find that most windows go down in the car, so it's just awesome."
At the Good Friday Appeal's 12.45pm tally, Colac was leading the way across the south-west having raised $28,468.
Not far behind was Warrnambool with Warrnambool $25,818, Garvoc with $21,506 and Hamilton with $19,494.
SOUTH-WEST TOTALS: Timboon $9636, Macarthur $9306, Portland $8950, Mortlake $6223, Casterton $6267, Port Fairy $5697, Camperdown $4763, Heywood $4214,Terang $3599, Caramut $2622, Cavendish $2000, Narrawong $1385, Birregurra $976, Cobden $444, Koroit $411, Beeac $141, Coleraine $101, Willaura $106 and Lismore with $60.
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