Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • Anger at Birregurra path snub

    BIRREGURRA’S Sarah Handscombe wants civic leaders to explain why they consider a gravel footpath in Colac acceptable but unacceptable for Birregurra.

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  • Pipes are calling for Colac band members

    MEMBERS of one of Colac and district’s oldest bands are drumming up support and calling out for new members to prevent the group from folding.

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  • Supportive friends rally for sick father

    FAMILY, friends and his son’s fight with leukaemia are inspiring Pirron Yallock’s Chris Reilly in his own battle with stage-four bowel cancer.

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  • Liberals promise $8.5 million for Colac police station

    POLWARTH’S MP Terry Mulder has promised a new $8.5-million police station for Colac if voters re-elect the State Government this weekend.

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  • Concerns at plan for new traffic lights

    A COLAC OTWAY Shire councillor is urging people to contact councillors today if they oppose a VicRoads plan for traffic lights at a Princes Highway intersection.

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  • Extra train for Colac if Coalition returned

    Colac travellers could have access to an additional return train service six days a week if a Coalition Government returns to power at the November 29 election.

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  • Residents defend Colac community

    Colac’s Joe Brown and his partner Ben Stevens say Colac is “no more homophobic than anywhere else”, and are proud of the community they call home.

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  • Petition calls for shared path

    Birregurra traders have gathered 150 signatures on a petition calling for Colac Otway Shire Council to spend a $20,000 grant on a path and not change the town’s streetscape.

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