Articles by Alison Martin
Referendum date set for October 14
Colac district voters should check their electoral roll details are up to date and enrol if they’ve turned 18 since the 2022 election, so they can influence the first referendum in almost a quarter of a century.
Well-deserved $2-million win
When the phone rang at 9.15pm on Sunday, Colac’s Peter Bartlett thought it would be one of those telemarketers and he admits, he was preparing to tell them what he thought of them…
Wattle Walk to celebrate spring
Friends of the Colac Botanic Gardens are hoping to share their traditional Wattle Walk with more people this year by hosting the annual event on Saturday.
Fire and crash near Winchelsea
Country Fire Authority crews were called to a grass fire near Winchelsea yesterday morning after a property owner lost control of a planned burn.
Winchelsea Common plan gets green light
Surf Coast Shire Council has ruled out establishing a bike park on the former go-kart area at Winchelsea Common but will discuss other options with the community.
Former drug addict turns his life around
“At the start I’d just have it on weekends and then it got worse and worse and I needed more and more; I’d become a shadow of my former self.”
Scam targets older people
Scammers have stolen $3000 from an elderly Colac district man, posing as callers from Telstra and luring him into buying iTunes cards.
Barwon Water project turns waste to energy
Colac’s sustainability is set to reach a new level, with Barwon Water initiating an innovative project to turn organic waste from three major industries into energy.