Articles by: Brett Worthington
Last-minute entries for art show
An organiser of a prestigious Colac art prize expects a last-minute flurry of entries.
Council draft budget slashes debt
Colac Otway Shire councillors slashed their planned debt levels as they sent a draft budget out for public comment.
Easter had an added bonus
Easter has reaped extra reward for a pair of Colac residents.
Council slashes plans for new loans
Colac Otway Shire Councillors slashed their planned debt levels as they sent a draft budget out for public comment.
Festival director’s Apollo Bay coda
Apollo Bay Music Festival’s outgoing director hopes the annual event will retain its “charm” and core values.
Warmer and drier three months ahead
Forecast rain during the Easter long weekend is at odds with Colac and district’s three-month weather outlook.
Wish to end horror of war
Colac’s Grace Chester represents an often forgotten face of Australia’s war efforts.
Coles guarantees CRF jobs
Workers at a Colac meat processor will keep their jobs if supermarket giant Coles buys the company.
Colac Otway rates to climb 5.5%
Colac Otway Shire Council will inflict a 5.5-per-cent rate rise on ratepayers during 2011-12.
Coastal walking trails to lure tourists
A consultant will investigate five potential coastal walking trails to lure tourists to Apollo Bay and district.
Parking space proved a lifesaver
Colac’s Peter Devine wonders what his life would have become if it wasn’t for a vacant parking space outside a pharmacy.
CEO has vision for shire’s economy
Colac Otway Shire Council chief Rob Small hopes to create what he calls a “green-collar economy”.
Support for addicts ending
Services to help Colac’s recovering heroin addicts kick their habit will end within weeks.
Family’s mission gathers support
The district community has rallied behind a Colac family that will travel overseas to help their son regain his ability to walk.
Colac security camera cash in State Budget
Money to install security cameras in Colac’s city centre could feature in the State Budget.
Mission of hope for paralysed Colac youngster
A Colac couple will fly to the other side of the world in the hope of restoring their son’s ability to walk.
Bureau seeks census data collectors
The Australian Bureau of Statistics hopes to lure Colac and district residents to help collect this year’s census data.
Old TVs can help people with disability
Donating old analogue televisions can help support people with a disability.
Great Ocean Walk work will boost tourism
Polwarth MP Terry Mulder hopes improvements to a coastal attraction will help boost Colac district tourism.
Memories linger for polio survivors
Reminiscing about years spent on their backs battling a debilitating disease reinforces the importance of immunisations for two Colac residents.
Helping people become their best
A desire to help people become their best motivates Ruth Payne to go to work each day.
Help shape future of health care
Health officials want community feedback to help shape the future of Colac Area Health.
Past teachers and students verging on tears
The state of a deteriorating Colac High School has former teachers and students on the verge of tears.
Trainee surgeon hands-on in Colac
Colac is a long way from home for Papua New Guinea-born doctor Wilson Pakalu.
