Articles by: Brett Worthington
Canadian exchange brings family together
A 12-MONTH exchange to Canada helped bring a Lorne park ranger closer to his family.
Student apartments still eluding hospital
Colac appears unlikely to receive apartment accommodation for visiting health students.
Help for heroin addicts remains
Recovering heroin addicts will have methadone services in Colac for the foreseeable future.
Artists spin clever web for displays
Art in an array of shapes and sizes is on show in Colac.
Cutting methadone hurts former addicts
A health advocate expects cutting methadone services in Colac will further marginalise former drug addicts and put their families at risk.
Fight off ‘flu for free
Colac and district seniors can tackle the forthcoming winter chill with a free flu vaccine.
Cuts will hurt recovering addicts
Recovering heroin addicts will have to travel to Geelong for treatment under plans to cut Colac’s methadone funding.
Nominate region’s top workers
Colac’s reigning employee of the year has called on people to nominate the region’s top workers.
Wettest summer in decades
Sporadic deluges of rain ensured Colac endured its wettest summer in almost two decades.
Otways logging features in book
Researching former Otways sawmills left a former Colac man unable to open his right eye.
Hospital birth-rate rising
Colac Area Health could set a new record for the number of babies born at the hospital in a year.
Cyclone can’t keep Digger from Darwin
Tropical cyclone Carlos has failed to dampen a Colac digger’s return to Darwin.
Labor focuses on district water
Former Victorian Treasurer John Lenders has toured Colac and Apollo Bay to discuss water security.
Diggers’ life-long friendship
Serving in Darwin during the Second World War kick started a unique friendship for Colac’s Alan Provan and Ross Chester.
Recognise top employees
NOMINATIONS have opened for Colac and district’s premier employee awards. Powercor Colac Otway Business Awards co-ordinator Jenny Van Niekerk said people could nominate workers for the Westvic Staffing Solutions Employee of the Year award. She said the award showcased an array of the district’s leading workers. The peak employee award has historically recognised a diverse […]
Measles outbreak in Colac
Health officials have urged Colac and district residents to look for signs of measles after the disease appeared in the city.
Store site will lure investment
A piece of prime real estate in central Colac could lure a new business or industry to the city.
Old Heralds help writer finish book
Reading old Colac Heralds has helped a historian piece together 150 years of an agricultural society.
Apollo Bay development plan
Colac Otway Shire councillor Frank Buchanan hopes to transform Apollo Bay into a tourist hotspot for Great Ocean Road visitors.
Truck museum green light
A Colac vintage truck museum could open within months.
Council set to vote on truck museum
A Colac truck museum could attract motoring enthusiasts from around the globe.
Fire claims “uninformed”
Colac Otway Shire Council leaders have dismissed suggestions they have failed to find bushfire safer places.
Mayor calls for calm at Apollo Bay
Colac Otway Shire mayor Brian Crook has called for cool heads as debate rages about Apollo Bay’s future.
Afternoon bus service from Geelong to Colac
Public Transport Minister Terry Mulder has rolled out his first Colac election commitment – a new bus service from Geelong.
