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Vehicle veers off road at lake

OFF-ROAD SMASH: A 71-year-old was hospitalised after their vehicle careened down an embankment and crashed into a tree at Lake Colac yesterday.

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by Jacob Traynor October 18, 2024

A man has been hospitalised after crashing down an embankment at Lake Colac.

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BRAVES RETURN ⚾ The Colac Braves returned to th

BRAVES RETURN ⚾

The Colac Braves returned to the field last weekend with teams in Division two and Division Four taking out wins against their competitors.

Both games held a minute silence for club life member Theresa Milverton.

Check out some of the Braves in action!

Five local workers have embarked on an adventure t

Five local workers have embarked on an adventure to remember at a leadership camp this week.

Employees from Colac organisations Bulla, AKD, Colac Area Health and Colac Otway Shire Council have been invited to the experience at Kangaroobie in Princetown.

The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards seminar is for young people aged between 18 and 25, and aims to provide “an effective training experience for young people and those who see themselves as potential leaders”.

Winchelsea’s Nick Jordan-Hill knows the vital ro

Winchelsea’s Nick Jordan-Hill knows the vital role that doctors play in small communities, and the lived experience is helping shape his own career path.

Nick lives at a sheep farm with cropping land north of Winchelsea’s township, and has called the area home all his life.

Nick is also one of four Deakin postgraduate medical students undertaking a 42-week clinical placement at Colac Area Health this year.

A light shower couldn’t dampen the spirits of th

A light shower couldn’t dampen the spirits of the Colac City Band yesterday.

The band played a concert at the Lake Colac Foreshore rotunda from 2pm to celebrate 160 years of the Colac Botanic Gardens.

The gardens were established in 1865, with 2025 marking the 160th year since the land overlooking Lake Colac was set aside “at the call of the people”.

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More than 16,000 kilometres, all types of weather,

More than 16,000 kilometres, all types of weather, a forest of ‘welcome’ signs, the kindness of strangers, and a trusty four-legged companion.

It has been (and will continue to be) the journey of a lifetime for Garth Murray.

Garth is currently walking a lap of Australia to raise funds for three different organisations close to his heart.

The Townsville veteran stopped by Beeac, Colac and Camperdown last week, with his Belgian Shepherd assistance dog Max.

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