Articles by A Staff Reporter

  • Bid for state funding for theatre upgrade

    ARTS advocate Andrew Beale hopes the demand for an intimate artistic space in the district will secure state funding for Cororooke’s Carolyn Theatre.

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  • Athletes join forces to help cure disease

    Rival sports clubs South Colac and Colac Imperials will put their differences aside tomorrow to support a Colac woman’s fight for a cure for motor neurone disease.

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  • School funds drained

    A Winchelsea Primary School parent is calling on the State Government to pay for the school’s asbestos removal instead of taking money from funding allocated to repair the school’s roof and modernise the school library.

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  • Veteran Colac doctor closes book on career

    Colac’s longest-serving doctor Michael Connor will retire this month after almost half a century of continuous service to patients.

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  • Campaigner puts forward case for Corangamite

    Colac’s Phil Edge remains hopeful that Colac will stay in the federal electorate of Corangamite after speaking at an Australian Electoral Commission hearing at Winchelsea yesterday.

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  • Health demand grows

    Colac Area Health has more patients using urgent and acute care services this year, but overall is meeting less than half of Colac Otway Shire’s health needs.

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  • ‘Callous’ proposal stuns animal carer

    Wildlife carer Ron Anstis has called a proposal to restrict rehabilitation of wildlife an “irresponsible and callous move”.

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  • Teen impresses on debut

    Fifteen-year-old Noah Allen played his first senior game in Birregurra’s 133-point thumping over Irrewarra-Beeac.

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