Articles by A Staff Reporter
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.
SLIME POWER: Snail treatments in Otway salons
The anti-ageing properties of the Otways black snail will spark a multi-million-dollar beauty industry in the Otways.
BIG SCORE: State finally funds Central Reserve upgrade
THE STATE Government has committed $400,000 to Colac Otway Shire Council to support the council after the Christmas Day bushfires.
ROAD TRAGEDY: Footy champion dies on coastal road
THE FOOTBALL community has paid tribute to AFL legend Paul Couch who died after he suffered a heart attack while cycling near Apollo Bay at the weekend.