Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • COST BLOWOUT: Bluewater project exceeds $13 million

    THE cost of Colac’s Bluewater redevelopment has already hit more than $13 million, with both the council and building contractor unwilling to take responsibility for the warped stadium floor.

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  • PLANS SCRAPPED: Real estate farm deal collapses

    A real estate agent says the collapse of a major farming property deal, rumoured to have been worth $750 million, would have an impact on farmers.

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  • PROPERTY BOOM: House prices jump almost 40 per cent

    THE Colac district has the “best performing” property market in regional Victoria with median house prices jumping 38 per cent over the past five years.

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  • PLANNING REVIEWED: Community concerns addressed in review

    ALMOST five years after a public backlash against Colac Otway Shire Council’s “unsatisfactory” planning department, a councillor says community leaders should feel vindicated.

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  • STADIUM WOES: Demand for details of Bluewater farce

    TWO Colac Otway Shire councillors say the community deserves monthly updates on the incomplete, over-budget Bluewater stadium which was due to open more than 18 months ago.

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  • GHOST BABY: Ghostly footage goes worldwide

    A COLAC district woman says she struggled to sleep after seeing what appeared to be a ghostly figure hovering over her baby on the screen of a baby monitor.

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  • PUMPED: Purple push promotes philanthropic project

    COLAC businesses and services are getting ready to “paint the town purple” next week to promote the city’s annual Cancer Council Relay for Life.

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  • CRIME UNDIE-WORLD: ‘Ice’ and ecstasy in alleged drug dealer’s jocks

    A COLAC man will remain in custody for another week after police caught him with illicit drugs, breaching his bail conditions.

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