Articles by Alison Martin
Tree stops train in its tracks
Train travellers had an unexpected stop at Swan Marsh yesterday, with their mode of transport changing from rail to coach after a tree fell on the tracks. More than 100 passengers escaped injury when the train came to a sudden stop between Swan Marsh Road and Swan Marsh-Stonyford Road yesterday morning. Damage to the train […]
Colac Police Station to close doors overnight
The doors at Colac Police Station are set to close overnight from the end of this month, leaving the entire Colac-Otway region without a 24-hour station.
Hundreds at Halloween hall haunting
Hundreds of trick-or-treaters visited Colac’s log-cabin Scout Hall to celebrate Halloween.
No approval for nature-strip planting
Climate Action Team members are frustrated that a nature-strip planting demonstration in Colac planned for this month cannot proceed because council guidelines were “under review”.
Have your say on visitor services
Campaigners are urging the community to support their call for volunteers to be reinstated at Colac’s Visitor Information Centre so they can share their local knowledge of the region with tourists and prospective new residents.
Prices increase slightly at sale
Colac Regional Saleyards recorded 202 head of cattle at its weekly fat sale on Thursday.
Haunted households welcome Halloween
Colac’s Deb McLeod and her cousin Wendy Carr love Halloween so much they spend countless hours turning Deb’s front yard into a haunted house, complete with graveyard and all-things scary for the annual event!