Articles by A Staff Reporter
Electoral divisions to change
Colac and Beeac will move into a federal electorate that’s six times the size of their current electorate.
Proposed electoral changes draw objections
Colac Otway Shire mayor Joe McCracken and Corangamite MP Sarah Henderson say they will object to the Australian Electoral Commission’s proposal to split the shire across two federal electorates.
Colac business acquires Gippsland sawmill
Associated Kiln Driers Softwoods has officially taken ownership of the Yarram Sawmill in Gippsland after finalising the purchase with Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts.
Friends dig deep to surprise south-west fire victims
Friends have raised $20,000 for an Elingamite man’s 21st birthday party after the south-west fires destroyed his home.
Teacher, librarian and archivist retires today
Helen Paatsch can recall a time when Trinity College Colac was a boys-only school, when St Joseph’s College came to share the site, and later the transition to a co-educational facility.
Fires, wild weather and property loss
More than 16 homes have been destroyed, 30 to 40 sheds burnt and stock killed in devastating fires which ripped through communities west of Colac over the weekend.
Man and woman still in custody after a $650,000 cannabis bust
A 37-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman, arrested and charged over a $650,000 cannabis bust at Warrion, will remain in custody after unsuccessful bail applications.
No timeframe yet for high school transfer
Authorities are yet to confirm when they will sell Colac’s former high school, as remediation continues a year after the discovery of asbestos at the site.