The Standard app brings together the best of your daily newspaper and its website to take your local news experience to another level.

As south-west Victoria's trusted voice, we keep you up to date seven days a week with news that’s important to our community.

Whether it's the breaking news you need to know from around the region or across the nation, the latest HFNL, WDFNL, or other local sporting results, in-depth analysis explaining the decisions and events affecting our lives, or incisive commentary, you will be the first to know using The Standard app.

The app is free to download, but you need to be a digital subscriber of The Standard to read articles. Features include:

- Access to breaking news updates 24 hours-a-day

- Browse the latest articles in the topics that interest you most

- Save articles to read later

- Alerts for breaking news and big stories

- Read a digital replica of the day's newspaper

- Play our daily interactive puzzles

Please note: This app features Nielsen's proprietary measurement software which will allow you to contribute to market research or audience ratings services. Please see http://www.nielsen.com/digitalprivacy for more information.