Articles by A Staff Reporter

  • Wettest November on record

    Colac has experienced its wettest November this month, since records began in 1898, with more than 160 millimetres falling last month.

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  • Lights for pedestrian crossing

    A Colac district woman’s campaign for safety improvements at a Colac pedestrian crossing has finally paid off, with VicRoads set to install flashing amber lights.

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  • Comedians fit television slot

    Former Colac resident Luke Goodall says he’s excited to bring his “high concept, low brow” comedy to a television audience.

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  • Lake’s water level attracting boats

    Colac’s Neil Powrie and his son Clint and their family have been making the most of Lake Colac’s high water level and warm weather.

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  • More flooding as La Nina predicted

    Weather experts have predicted a hot summer for the Colac region, with an unusual weather event leading to a heatwave and storm surge in the district.

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  • victoria’s best edible garden

    Apollo Bay P-12 College’s Brian Humphries says the college’s statewide school garden accolade is “a community award as much as it is a school award”.

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  • Schoolies adventure to Africa

    A group of Colac district teens hope to create “unforgettable” memories when they tackle a confronting but inspiring alternate schoolies trip to Africa.

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  • Coast volunteers reach new heights

    Four volunteer firefighters from Apollo Bay have tested themselves in Australia’s biggest vertical race the Eureka Climb at the week-
    end.

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