Articles by A Staff Reporter

  • Police nab fugitive after public tip-off

    Police have arrested a man at Colac’s Driver Reviver site after a community member alerted police to the wanted man’s location.

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  • Minister predicting dairy sector growth

    Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce says the dairy crisis is a “short-term” problem and he has reassured Colac district dairy farmers demand for dairy products will increase.

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  • Residents reconnected to phone and internet

    Workers have restored telecommunication connections in a Colac street after residents spent two weeks without phone and internet services.

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  • Mum’s quest to honour daughter

    Colac’s Lynette Robertson is using the loss of her child to help others through their grief and is hosting a gala ball to raise money for Red Nose Saving Little Lives.

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  • Jury guides Colac growth

    A “jury” of Colac residents will help Colac Otway Shire Council plan for Colac’s residential growth.

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  • Epic trek helps cancer charity

    An Otways teen says she shed “a lot of tears” when she finished an inspirational trek through Spain to honour her late grandmother.

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  • Push for new toilets for Memorial Square

    Colac’s Memorial Square will have new public toilets under a plan that’s gained the support of Colac Otway Shire councillors.

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  • Comedians join marriage fight

    Two Australian comedians who created a documentary about homophobia in Colac have shifted their attention to marriage equality in their latest project.

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