Opposition pledge for high-speed rail
Train travel times from Colac to Melbourne could take 65 minutes if the Liberal Nationals coalition wins next month’s state election.
Highway upgrade is on track
Contractors are completing work on the Princes Highway’s Conns Lane bridge, with the highway duplication due for completion by mid-2019.
Port needs $14M to stay open
The Port of Apollo Bay needs more than $14 million spent on repairs and maintenance within two years or risks becoming “unusable, unsafe or both”.
Man sought over house fire
Colac detectives are appealing for public information to help identify an offender who deliberately lit a house fire while the occupant was home.
Tourist traffic increase causes more concerns
“Obviously in Australia it takes a fatality to bring the reality of such a situation to realisation, sadly.”
SPENDING SPREE
The State Government is showering the Colac district with $6.8 million for environmental tourism, fire recovery and landslip prevention.
District welcomes its newest citizens
Colac Otway Shire’s seven newest Australian citizens have taken a citizenship pledge in front of family and friends at a ceremony in Colac.
Twenty young guns in running
Alvie recruit Dustin Walters is in the running for back-to-back Max Gray Memorial Awards tonight.
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