Articles by A Staff Reporter

  • Consultation ahead about motorhomes

    Community members and businesses can have a say in whether Colac becomes an “RV friendly town” in an attempt to attract motorhome tourists.

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  • Dry start to winter for district

    Colac and district rainwatchers say the district’s had one of its driest Junes on record, with the gauges catching well below the monthly average.

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  • Council wants bypass inquiry

    Colac civic leaders want to know the economic and social impact of a Colac bypass, before any push to move the Princes Highway.

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  • Barwon Water confirms impact of bore pumping

    Barwon Water has confirmed that pumping groundwater from a Barwon Downs borefield has impacted the water flow to Boundary Creek.

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  • Heart disease research looks at rural lifestyles

    A Colac district dietician hopes her research into heart disease can lessen the burdens of disadvantaged rural patients with the condition.

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  • Forrest might receive new sewerage system

    A Forrest business owner has welcomed news that authorities are investigating a wastewater system for the town.

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  • Drug-dealing mum sentenced to prison

    A Camperdown woman will spend the next three months in jail after a crime spree earlier this year.

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  • Group plans to build new men’s centre

    A new men’s shed is on the cards for Apollo Bay, with a newly formed organisation gathering members and funding to establish the centre.

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