Articles by A Staff Reporter

  • Young musicians eager to perform

    Colac and district music students are excited ahead of this weekend’s annual Colac eisteddfod.

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  • Farmers abandon processor

    Colac district dairy farmer Glen Armistead has stopped supplying Murray Goulburn after the “poor management” of the co-operative’s mid-season price cut.

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  • New $6.9M fire base will protect Otways

    A new $6.9-million State Government base at Barwon Downs will boost firefighters’ ability to respond to fires in the Otways.

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  • Safety upgrade for busy road

    An Apollo Bay police officer who has been on the scene of serious crashes on the Forrest-Apollo Bay Road hopes new guardrails and signs will improve safety.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Residents fight highway detour

    A disgruntled Colac man says he will continue to fight the Princes Highway detour despite roadwork already underway.

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  • 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.

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