Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • Letters to the editor

    Colac’s Elvis the real deal We were residents in Colac for many years and recently went on the Flashback Cruise 2024. On the cruise were many Elvis impersonators, but Charlie Gaylard was the only one that received a standing ovation after his performance. Charlie was brilliant in his performance and a credit to his family […]

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  • Club aiming for future home

    Encroaching housing development will force Colac Rifle Club to close its shooting range by March 2025, leaving more than 50 members travelling to other surviving clubs across the region to pursue their sport.

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  • Wild start to spring as rain gauges fill

    September started with the worst storm events many have experienced across the Colac district, with wild sea surges and wind gusts described as “tornado-like” reaching almost 150 kilometres an hour.

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  • News in Brief

    Groups welcome withdrawal of seismic blasting proposal Environmental, political and community groups have welcomed a decision by oil and gas exploration companies to withdraw seismic blasting plans for the Otway basin. TGS’s latest seismic blasting proposal covered 31,500 square kilometres, about half the size of Tasmania, which opponents argued would threaten biologically important areas for […]

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  • Call for turbine fire-safety audit

    Member for Polwarth Richard Riordan is calling on the State Government to complete a fire safety audit of wind turbines across the state and report back to regional communities.

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  • Storm recovery assistance available

    Colac Otway and Surf Coast are among 28 councils eligible for disaster recovery funding in the wake of the wild storms that lashed Victoria over the past month

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  • Preserving old butcher shop memories

    Do you love visiting your local Colac butcher shop, serving only the best quality cuts of meat, and have great memories of the district’s butcher shops that are no longer operating?

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  • Colac Area Health joins vaping battle

    Colac Area Health has announced it will collaborate with Colac Otway Shire Council and VicHealth to combat youth vaping in the shire.

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