Articles by A Staff Reporter

  • Help on way for farms

    Colac’s Charlie Buchanan has sent two road trains of hay to Queensland after the Colac district community members chipped in to help drought-stricken farmers.

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  • Tractor and truck crash in fog

    An Otways farmer is in hospital in a stable condition after his tractor and a log truck collided in heavy fog.

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  • Changes to Colac growth plan

    Two Elliminyt property owners have swayed Colac Otway Shire Councillors to change a 30-year Colac growth plan to better reflect how they want to develop their land.

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  • Prisoner transport catches fire

    Three prisoners from Warrnambool made a surprise pit stop in Colac this week when their transport truck caught fire.

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  • New church nearing completion

    Patience is a virtue for members of Colac’s Baptist Church, with construction of a new church taking 12 months longer than expected.

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  • Fox chews camper’s pillow

    A Cororooke mother wants to see better fox control at a Princetown camping ground, after her son woke to a fox biting at his pillow.

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  • Close watch on duck hunting

    Victoria’s shortened duck hunting season will start this weekend but a Colac birdwatcher against shooting says duck numbers are significantly lower than in past seasons.

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  • City bowlers back on top

    Corangamite bowls powerhouse City has bounced from last year’s shock grand final loss to beat Apollo Bay in yesterday’s Midweek Pennant decider.

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