Articles by: A Staff Reporter
Pupils lead the way on ditching plastic
A Birregurra school pupil is leading the charge to make the Colac district “a cleaner and greener place”.
Driver dies at wheel
A man died this week after suffering a medical episode while driving on the Princes Highway at Winchelsea.
Young Demon learns from senior experience
Talented Otway Districts netballer Brooke Hawkins will draw on senior netball experience as a source of confidence heading into her first interleague match.
Principal awaits budget
A Colac school principal hopes attending a Federal Budget night will give her an understanding of the future of education in Colac.
Pop star thrills college crowd
Music star Guy Sebastian wowed Apollo Bay P-12 College students and community members at a school concert this week.
Dairy crisis court action
A federal authority will take legal action against Murray Goulburn for the co-operative’s role in the 2016 milk crisis, which impacted Colac district farmers.
Friends in renovation challenge
Two former Colac women aim to “show that girl power actually exists” by taking on Channel Seven’s renovation show House Rules.
Music program hits high note
Apollo Bay P-12 College students and staff are celebrating after winning a $100,000 Yamaha music grant which the principal says will be a “game changer”.
‘Blue church’ corner must be priority: MP
Corangamite MP Sarah Henderson says an upgrade of Colac district’s notorious “blue church” intersection should be the highest priority for planned improvements on the Princes Highway.
Colac flood maps reveal risky areas
One in six residential and commercial properties would be at risk of overland flooding if Colac and Elliminyt had a one-in-100-year flood.
Lowest rate increase in council’s history
Colac Otway Shire ratepayers can expect to pay just $15.60 more on their rates next financial year, with the council planning its lowest rate rise on record.
Farmers reflect on tough year that dealt ‘big blow’
Coragulac farmers Tamara Bateman and Luke Riches faced “a big blow” and considered selling their farm after Fonterra cut its milk price almost a year ago.
Petition for spending on south-west trains
Six south-west Victorian Liberal politicians have joined forces to launch a petition calling for more state and federal investment in the region’s passenger railway.
Colac man wins $686,749 in lottery
A Colac retiree is Colac Lotto’s latest Tattslotto winner, less than a month after Colac’s most recent division one win.
Colac Coles project adding extra shops
The new Colac Plaza shopping centre will be bigger than originally planned, with developers adding seven extra shops to the site.
Colac district woman turns 100
A Colac district woman has celebrated her 100th birthday and reminisced about her years spent in the region.
