Articles by A Staff Reporter

  • Pumping of borefield faces federal inquiry

    Federal Environment Minister Melissa Price will investigate whether Barwon Water’s Barwon Downs groundwater pumping could have led to breaches of national laws protecting vulnerable species.

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  • Last Colanda residents to move in late 2019

    Colac’s Colanda centre could close six months later than initially planned, with health officials pushing back the closure towards the end of 2019.

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  • Surprise inclusions lead CDCA to victory

    Late inclusions for yesterday’s representative cricket clash Rob Thresher and Mitch Buhrmann have led the Colac district to an impressive victory against the South West league.

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  • Lady Kookas end basketball season on high

    The Lady Kookas have exited the 2018-19 Country Basketball League season on a high, convincingly defeating ladder leaders Portland.

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  • Colac traffic to move onto temporary bridge

    Workers are building the foundations of Colac’s new Barongarook Creek Bridge, with traffic to be move onto a temporary steel bridge next month.

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  • Water warning as high bacteria levels are detected

    Colac Otway Shire Council is advising people to avoid contact with Lake Colac water after water quality tests showed an elevated presence of enterococci levels.

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  • Firefighters head to Gippsland

    Colac district firefighting crews are at Gippsland this week to assist firefighters in keeping a fire at Rosedale contained.

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  • Junior competitors put lifesaving skills to the test

    Little lifesavers from two clubs faced big waves and friendly competition at their annual junior carnival.

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