Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • Colac furniture store closes after 50 years

    COLAC furniture retailer Budget will close its doors next month after almost 50 years in business, with seven employees to lose their jobs.

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  • Dumped carcasses disgust volunteers

    A COMMUNITY working bee to clean up the edge of Lake Corangamite has uncovered an illegal dumping ground for decaying animal carcasses.

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  • Leaders mark start of road work

    FEDERAL MP Sarah Henderson says the Princes Highway duplication between Winchelsea and Colac will be an “enormous asset for the people of Colac Otway and south-west Victoria”.

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  • Hopes for State Budget funds

    COLAC OTWAY Shire Council’s chief says she hopes tomorrow’s State Budget will include funding for Central Reserve, fire refuges in the Otways and improved train services for the region.

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  • Call for new station in budget

    OPPOSITION police spokesman Edward O’Donohue says Colac’s police station is “not fit for modern policing”, calling for the State Government to fund a new station in next week’s budget.

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  • Lawyer campaigns for police upgrade

    A LAWYER and former federal policeman is rallying support for a community committee to campaign for a new Colac police station.

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  • Council to employ extra staff under budget plan

    COLAC OTWAY Shire Council will employ eight new staff including an extra seasonal local laws officer next financial year if councillors approve its draft budget.

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  • Council plans lowest rate rise in 10 years

    COLAC OTWAY Shire Council is proposing the lowest increase in rates and charges in a decade while also budgeting for its second highest spend on capital works next financial year.

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