Articles by A Staff Reporter

  • Police nab speeding drivers on Christmas Day

    Colac Highway Patrol Unit Acting Sergeant Jamie Kahle has praised Colac and district drivers and visitors for abiding by the road rules this festive season.

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  • Tougher bail laws lead to drop in reported offences

    Crime in Colac Otway has decreased, with Colac Police Station commander Ken Slingsby saying tougher bail laws are a contributing factor in the fall.

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  • Council wants new authority based at Apollo Bay

    Colac Otway Shire Mayor Jason Schram says the council is advocating for Apollo Bay to be home to the Great Ocean Road Authority office.

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  • Search finds stolen items

    Colac police and State Emergency Service volunteers have found stolen items at Lake Colac believed to be burgled from a Colac home earlier this month.

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  • Big birthday for active artist

    Colac’s Glad Evans has outlived most people and she has no intention of slowing down.

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  • Principal calls for motorists to slow

    Colac Specialist School principal Cameron Peverett says motorists are refusing to obey the street’s 40-kilometre speed zone including at the school’s crossing.

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  • Containers protect coast road

    More than 30 shipping containers will line the Great Ocean Road near Cumberland River as a temporary measure to keep motorists safe.

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  • Christmas light displays brighten Colac homes

    Find out the best places to see Christmas lights in Colac and Elliminyt

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