Articles by A Staff Reporter

  • Park needs waste work

    The Forrest and district community can have its say on a proposed wastewater system for the town’s caravan park.

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  • Applause for fire relief convoy

    Truckies received applause, cheers and honks of approval as a convoy of more than 80 trucks travelled through Colac, taking hay to fire-hit farmers.

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  • Lobster fishers lose thousands

    Apollo Bay rock lobster fishers are staring down the barrel of tens of thousands of dollars in losses as China’s coronavirus outbreak decimates the industry’s export market.

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  • Festival postponed due to fire dangers

    Rising fire danger has forced organisers to postpone a major Otways festival for two months.

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  • High school report due soon

    Colac Otway Shire Council will likely receive an assessment of a proposal to buy the former Colac High School site next month, with councillors likely to read the verdict soon after.

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  • Coronavirus outbreak hits fishing industry

    The effects of China’s coronavirus outbreak have spread to the Otway Coast’s fishing industry, with an Apollo Bay rock lobster fisherman saying trade has come “grinding to a halt”.

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  • Upgrades go on despite snub

    The Federal Government’s controversial sports fund has snubbed a Colac facility for a half-million-dollar grant, despite it being one of the country’s most deserving projects.

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  • Colac’s Dimmeys outlet saved from closure

    One of Colac’s major main street stores will remain open after an investor saved its retail chain from the brink of extinction.

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