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Hall of fame honour for truck driver

Colac truck driver John Mahoney, who died this year, has been inducted into a transport industry hall of fame during a ceremony at Alice Springs.

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by Alison Martin August 31, 2011

Australia’s trucking industry has honoured Colac driver John Mahoney by inducting him into a National Road Transport Hall of Fame.

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Students at Lake Colac School will soon have their

Students at Lake Colac School will soon have their own supermarket to enable them to develop key numeracy, literacy and communication skills and support their future career paths.
Lake Colac School principal Cameron Peverett said the Colac school was among just a handful of Victorian schools to be given an opportunity to set up shop with a Mini Woolies.

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A homegrown talent will take charge of Colac distr

A homegrown talent will take charge of Colac district cricket reigning premier Stoneyford for the 2024-25 season.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Boyd, who made an impressive return to the sport last summer, will lead the Rattlesnakes for the first time.

It signals a big change in leadership for the CDCA powerhouse, with premiership captain-coach Matthew Love departing to join South West association club Heytesbury Princetown Storm.

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THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS! This week Australia cel

THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!

This week Australia celebrates National Volunteer Week - a time to celebrate and recognise the contributions that volunteers make to our communities.

This year's theme is Something for Everyone, recognising the diverse passions and talents everyone brings to the act of volunteering.

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NETBALL STARS 🏐 Colac netball juniors enjoyed

NETBALL STARS 🏐

Colac netball juniors enjoyed a game of Friday night netball at Eastern Reserve last week.

Here's a sneak peak of some of the snaps we captured this week that will feature in tomorrow's paper.

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EDUCATION WEEK 2024 📚 This week is jam packed

EDUCATION WEEK 2024 📚

This week is jam packed with lots of events for Education Week 2024, from school open days to centenary birthday celebrations and Walk to School Day on Friday.

Check out this video about Colac West Primary School providing education to the community for 100 years.

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CELEBRATING OUR NURSES 👩‍⚕️ Yesterday wa

CELEBRATING OUR NURSES 👩‍⚕️

Yesterday was International Nurses Day - a day recognising the contributions that nurses make to our society.

This year's theme is "Our Nurses. Our Future. The economic power of care."

Colac Area Health nurses joined together to celebrate each other and the fabulous work they do to look after the community.

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A sign recognising Colac’s service clubs has tak

A sign recognising Colac’s service clubs has taken pride of place on the Princes Highway, ahead of National Volunteer’s Week.

The double-sided sign, two years in the making, lists local service clubs including Rotary, Legacy Colac, Lions Club, Meriba Service Club of Colac, RSL Australia, CFA, SES, Victoria Country Women’s Association, Australian Red Cross, VIEW Club, Freemasons Victoria and Probus.

The sign is located on the Princes Highway in front of Colac’s Driver Reviver.

Pick up a copy of today’s paper to read the full story.

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