Articles by Alex White

  • Children with lighter start school fire

    Police say two children caused $300 damage when they allegedly lit a fire at a Colac primary school.

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  • Timber workers make up lost time

    Timber plantation workers in the Otways have caught up on lost time and are nearing the end of logging season.

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  • Revamp gives new life to Colac’s skate park

    Colac skaters and riders were out in force to celebrate the opening of a $120,000 redevelopment of Colac’s skate park.

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  • Lavender demand rises after national award win

    Camperdown lavender farmers Kay and Tony McMeel have noticed increased interest in their lavender oil products since winning a national award.

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  • Government cash will help weed fight

    Colac district farmers battling the noxious weed ragwort will benefit from a $6.1-million Federal Government package to tackle invasive pest plants.

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  • Solar power will help cut heating costs

    Colac’s Paul and Connie Wilson hope solar power will help cut their home heating expenses this winter.

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  • Well and truly bitten by the travel bug

    Simpson couple Lyn and Bob Thomson are happy to admit they caught the travel bug in a big way.

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  • Farmers give 400 bales of hay for flood victims

    Colac district farmers have donated more than $15,000 worth of hay to

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