Articles by Carla Okai

  • Be sensible and live a long life

    Colac centenarian Alice Pyke says the secret to a long life is to “try and be sensible”.

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  • Shoe factory workers will reunite in Colac

    Former workers of a Colac shoe factory will gather for a reunion this month to mark 20 years since the factory’s closure.

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  • CWA on the hunt for new recruits

    The Country Women’s Association was on a recruitment drive in Colac yesterday.

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  • Health chiefs hope for Federal Budget cash

    Colac health officials hope next week’s Federal Budget will deliver key healthcare funding to the city.

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  • Sudanese leader hopes negative perceptions will end

    A COLAC Sudanese community leader has dismissed claims of antisocial behaviour among African refugees. Colac’s Bichok Guandong said he wanted to clear up “major generalisations” about young Sudanese and East African refugees. His call comes after brawls between young Sudanese men in Melbourne gained state-wide attention. Claims that Victoria Police racially profiled East Africans in […]

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  • Media pack will descend on Colac

    A media pack is set to descend on Colac next week when a coronial inquest into the death of Colac’s Hugh Wilson begins.

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  • New campaign to boost Colac’s image

    A new marketing campaign will aim to boost Colac’s public image.

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  • Police investigate car theft

    Police are investigating the theft of a car they found burnt at Winchelsea.

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