Articles by A Staff Reporter
Husband facing jail for assault on wife
A Colac man will appeal a four-month jail sentence after he threw a beer bottle at his wife, inflicting a seven-centimetre cut to her chin.
Council gives answers on Bluewater
Colac Otway Shire Council has finally responded to community concerns, raised in the Colac Herald, last week about the Bluewater stadium floor.
Residents fight highway detour
A disgruntled Colac man says he will continue to fight the Princes Highway detour despite roadwork already underway.
INDUSTRY EXPANDS: Councillors approve lamb expansion plan
AUSTRALIAN Lamb Company has gained council approval for the next stage of its expansion, paving the way for 125 new jobs and an increase in production of up to 20 per cent.
GO TO JAIL: Mother in prison over theft spree
A COLAC woman will spend about two months in jail after pleading guilty to eight theft and attempted theft charges while on a community corrections order.
BRUTAL ATTACK: Offender banned from pubs after attack
A MAGISTRATE has called a Colac man a coward after he punched another man from behind at a Colac venue.
LUCKY TO BE ALIVE: Log truck rear-ends family’s car
FOUR family members were lucky to escape injury when a log truck smashed into the back of their silver Ford Fairlane on the Princes Highway near Birregurra yesterday.
SLAM DUNK: Basketball award for Colac Herald
The stories and photos of Colac district basketballers have helped the Colac Herald land a state basketball media award.