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Police search dam for missing Lorrin

MISSING: Detectives searched a Dereel dam this week for Lorrin Whitehead.

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by Hannah Toohey January 31, 2025

Detectives have conducted a search of a farm north of Cressy in their continued search for former Colac district woman Lorrin Whitehead.

Tags: investigate, Missing person, Police and Emergencies

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Documentary producer Roslyn Walker’s mission to

Documentary producer Roslyn Walker’s mission to give centenarians a chance to share their life stories and worldly wisdom has led her to two Colac district women.

Roslyn co-founded The 100 Project, which lends the screen to Australians aged 100 years and older.

Apollo Bay’s Harold Cockerell will be remembered

Apollo Bay’s Harold Cockerell will be remembered for his community dedication in all aspects of his life.

The community stalwart died on February 3, at age 97, and was farewelled by family, friends and the wider community on Wednesday.

Harold served his communities for decades in a variety of roles, helping out wherever he could.

A Colac GP is pleased with the Federal Government’s recent announcement of $570 million towards delivering better healthcare for women across the country.

The package is a five-year investment by the government informed by consultation with women, healthcare providers, advocacy groups, the work of the National Women’s Health Advisory Council, and the findings of two separate Senate inquiries.

“There’s something going on in Wannon.” Tha

“There’s something going on in Wannon.”

That’s Colac’s Brian Woodcock, local leader of the effort to elect independent candidate Alex Dyson at this year’s federal election.

He’s channelling ABC chief analyst Antony Green, who made the same remark during the 2022 election count when Mr Dyson overtook the Labor candidate, causing the count to stop and restart.

@irrewarraredbacks Mohammed Sajuzan had one of the

@irrewarraredbacks Mohammed Sajuzan had one of the bowling
performances of the season
last weekend against Alvie.

Sajuzan’s meteoric rise
through the Irrewarra ranks was
capped off by a 6-20 performance
in the penultimate game of the
Redbacks’ season.

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LEARNING THE ROPES ⛵ The next generation of sai

LEARNING THE ROPES ⛵

The next generation of sailors took part in the first day of the @colac_yacht_club's 2025 Learn to Sail Program last weekend.

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