Articles by A Staff Reporter

  • District welcomes its newest citizens

    Colac Otway Shire’s seven newest Australian citizens have taken a citizenship pledge in front of family and friends at a ceremony in Colac.

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  • Twenty young guns in running

    Alvie recruit Dustin Walters is in the running for back-to-back Max Gray Memorial Awards tonight.

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  • Sanitary items needed for women in crisis

    Colac’s Lynda McCarthy is encouraging the community to share the dignity and donate sanity items to help women in need.

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  • Park on the path to recovery

    Community members are enjoying newly completed paths at Colac’s Joseph Paatsch Reserve, after more than a decade of Colac West Rotary Club working to develop the area.

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  • Bus company’s owner fined after fatal crash

    Bus Safety Victoria has fined a bus operator $10,000 after one of his vehicles was involved in a fatal crash on the Great Ocean Road near Glenaire last year.

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  • New reusable bags for fruit and vegies

    Colac Otway Shire Council is supporting the reduction of plastic waste in the community with a reusable produce bag initiative, launched next Monday.

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  • Two residents escape burning Colac house

    Colac Fire Brigade captain Scott Peschel says a working smoke detector helped saved the lives of two Colac residents whose house was gutted by fire.

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  • Student’s parmas helping farmers

    Irrewillipe’s Thomas Riches has cooked up more than 20 parmigianas to raise money to help drought-stricken farmers.

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