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Illegal dog fighting alarm

Police fear thieves are targeting staffordshire bull terriers and similar dogs to use in illegal dog fights.

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by Alex White October 16, 2013

POLICE fear illegal dog fighting could be happening in the Colac district after the theft of a dog from a property west of Colac.

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Colac Highway Patrol Sergeant Jamie Kahle is call

Colac Highway Patrol Sergeant Jamie Kahle
is calling on motorists to drive safely this bumper long
weekend, in the hopes of avoiding another district tragedy.

It comes ahead of a jam-packed period with cricket and
bowls finals in Colac and music festival through-traffic in
the thousands.

Birregurra sports teams are the lifeblood of the

Birregurra sports teams are the lifeblood of
the town, and the unwavering support through thick and
thin has been rewarded by a grand final berth this weekend.

It’s been a tumultuous road for the Birregurra cricket club
over the past three decades. A bump here and there
almost veered the side’s future into the guardrails, but
this weekend’s grand final against Colac shows that the
Saints are firmly back – and aren’t going anywhere.

“To be in a service that’s turning 50, it’s

“To be in a service that’s turning 50, it’s a
sense of pride.”

SES Colac Unit members marked the special milestone of
VICSES contributing 50 years of service to the state on Wednesday.

A Colac home gardener has big hopes for his giant

A Colac home gardener has big hopes for his
giant pumpkin.

Joe Zaia is excited for the giant pumpkin competition at
the Apollo Bay Agricultural Show on March 15.

It’s the second year of the competition with more
growers taking part from across the shire.

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Second Colac Sea Scout Group members have kept bu

Second Colac Sea Scout Group members have
kept busy on Clean Up Australia Day, picking up nine full
bags of rubbish.

About 35 volunteers from Second Colac Sea Scout Group
joined forces with Rotary Club of Colac West members to
give Lake Colac a spruce-up on Sunday.

A former Colac businessman who turned a local ser

A former Colac businessman who turned a
local servo into an interstate network has retired.

Robert Riordan last week stepped away from daily
operations management of Riordan Fuels, which he
founded nearly 60 years ago.

Robert became the Shell fuel distributor for south-west
Victoria in the mid-1960s and had his first service station
in Colac.

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