Articles by: Carla Okai
Community initiative puts focus on youths
A NEW Colac community group is aiming to engage with Colac and district’s youth.
Schools lobby minister for campus upgrades
VICTORIAN Education Minister Martin Dixon says Colac district schools are on the government’s cash radar.
Singer starring as Irish crooner
COLAC'S Declan Robinson is taking centre stage this week as an Irish crooner.
Drug arrests follow community tip-offs
COMMUNITY tip-offs helped Colac police arrest five people for drug and weapon offences yesterday.
Hospital hosts university students
MELBOURNE medical students have received their first taste of work at a regional hospital while visiting Colac.
Your Weekend
CHECK out what's happening in Colac and district this weekend.
Truck crashes into tree at Winchelsea
POLICE are investigating the cause of a truck crash near Winchelsea which left two people injured.
Colac kidnap prank causes online panic
A TEENAGE prank has sparked online hysteria among Colac parents, after three youths pretended to stalk schoolchildren.
Former Colac man in London riots
A FORMER Colac man living in London says he became stuck in the midst of chaos as rioters took to the city’s streets.
Glenaire man’s dinosaur discovery
WHEN Glenaire’s Greg Denney found an interesting piece of sandstone near Cape Otway, he wasn’t expecting to make a landmark discovery of dinosaur footprints.
Police dive into MS fundraiser
COLAC district police officers are preparing to take to the pool for charity.
Theft threatens cake lady’s business
A 70-YEAR-OLD Barongarook West woman says thieves have hampered her baking business.
Thieves torch stolen vehicle
POLICE say thieves stole a car from Colac yesterday before torching it and stealing another one.
Mental health expert applauds Colac youth hub
FORMER Australian of the Year Patrick McGorry says Colac has taken an important step in easing the “silent suffering” of young people with mental illnesses.
Helpers to travel to Mount Everest
A TEAM of Colac and district trekkers will travel to Mount Everest base camp to help bring healthcare to impoverished villages.
Dynamic group upholds variety
A youth group is rallying against discrimination in Colac and district.
Police manning phones to catch crooks
COLAC police are manning their phones today in a bid to gain more information on criminal activity in Colac and district.
Police divers search river for firearm
POLICE Search and Rescue divers were on the lookout yesterday for a gun involved in an Apollo Bay burglary.
New board members to help guide hospital
COLAC Area Health’s board has welcomed four new members.
Honour ceremony draws crowd to district
RESIDENTS of Eurack, north-east of Colac, said they’d never seen their town so busy when more than 150 people attended a tree planting at the town’s avenue of honour.
Pokie punters spend $7.47 million
COLAC punters are spending more money at the pokies, with the city’s gaming machines guzzling $7.47 million last financial year.
Colac district unemployment soars
COLAC and district’s unemployment rate has soared despite a fall in state and national jobless rates.
Grandmother fights after grandson’s death
A COLAC district grandmother says she wants to prevent other families suffering the pain her family has endured following her grandson's death.
Youngster’s run raises $2500 for epilepsy
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD Colac boy has raised $2500 for epilepsy research and support.
