Articles by Alison Martin

  • August rain below average despite wild end to winter

    Half the entire month’s rainfall in August was unleashed on the Colac district during the final week of winter.

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  • News in brief

    Nature strip guide feedback More than a dozen eagle-eyed submitters have had a say on a draft nature strip policy – but edible plants are still unlikely to end up on Colac Otway kerbsides. Meanwhile, three submitters will have a further say in front of a committee tonight. The council recently released its Draft Nature […]

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  • Health service merger discussions continue

    The State Government says decisions around merging or restructuring health services have not been made and discussions are ongoing.

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  • Barongarook quarry on notice

    Resources Victoria’s regulator has issued a remedial notice to the operators of a quarry in Barongarook.

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  • EDITORIAL

    Why does Colac Otway Shire Council have a monitor and what is good governance?

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  • Crash near Gellibrand

    Two men in their 20s were taken to Geelong Hospital with upper body injuries and a third person escaped injury after a single vehicle crash near Gellibrand on Saturday night.

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  • Larpent home destroyed by fire

    A Larpent landowner who was planning to move back to the area has lost his house in an early morning blaze.

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  • Birregurra-Colac pipeline complete

    A 19-kilometre underground pipeline connecting Birregurra to Colac’s water supply is complete. 

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