Articles by A Staff Reporter

  • Mayor steps in with Christmas decorations

    Colac Otway Shire mayor Jason Schram has dug into his own pocket to decorate trees in central Colac for Christmas, after the council was unable to hang decorations from poles.

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  • Bridge upgrade starting

    Work on Colac’s Barongarook Creek Bridge upgrade will begin this month, with contractors building a temporary steel bridge.

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  • City decorations lift festive spirits

    Colac Otway Shire Council has launched its Christmas campaign to encourage festive shopping in the shire.

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  • Alliance to advocate for highway upgrade

    Princes Highway West Action Alliance spokesperson Scott Cavanagh says the alliance is disappointed the region’s key transport corridor received no state election funding commitments.

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  • Crews prepare for fire season

    Emergency service helicopters and planes landed at Colac’s airfield for a multi-agency training day to prepare emergency personnel for the region’s fire season.

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  • Police call on witnesses

    Colac police are appealing for information about a single-vehicle crash at Forrest.

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  • ‘Mo bros’ unite for men’s health

    Normally clean-shaven Brent Finn says putting up with the irritation of a newly grown handle-bar moustache is worth the conversations it sparks about men’s health.

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  • Colac police wear new cameras

    Colac police officers will record audio and video interactions with community members through new body-worn cameras.

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