Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • Corangamite initiates land-use discussions

    A Corangamite Shire Council discussion paper weighing up the effect of increasing timber plantations on valuable agricultural land says agriculture is the beating heart of the Corangamite community.

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  • Thanks to the good people of Colac

    A sudden fall last month left Colac’s Mary Doran with a broken nose, black eyes and injuries to her shoulder and leg.

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  • Hospital board appalled by media leak

    The Colac Area Health Board of Directors is “appalled” at the leaking of a confidential report into the hospital’s fake patient incident to a metro news outlet last week.

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  • Letters to the Editor

    Ratepayer feels shame As a ratepayer of the shire and a farmer I was disgusted to hear the ABC Country hour description of the hurdles being placed in the way of delivery of drought fodder to King Island through Apollo Bay by our council. King Island is currently experiencing its worst drought in 100 years.  […]

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  • News in brief

    Call for witnesses to fire Colac Police and Colac Fire Brigade were called to a fire at about 7pm on Thursday night which damaged seating at Colac’s Eastern Reserve. The fire which destroyed a chair and burnt a timber bench in the spectators’ hut was another disappointment for the resident baseball and cricket clubs. The […]

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  • Victim’s road safety plea

    “I remember the whole thing, I looked to the right and saw his bull-bar coming for me… I know it’s something I’m going to live with for the rest of my life.”

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  • Woman flees drunk intruder

    An elderly Colac woman waited about two hours for police to arrive after a drunk man entered her bedroom and then went to sleep in her spare bed on a Sunday morning. 

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  • Women’s football to shine at Central Reserve

    Colac will host a VFLW match tomorrow at ALC Stadium, the first VFL event at Central Reserve since 2018.

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