Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • Library budget turnaround

    A 545-per-cent increase in downloads last year has helped Corangamite Regional Library Corporation’s $150,000 budget turnaround.

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  • Highway to open before winter

    MOTORISTS should be driving on a duplicated highway between Geelong and Winchelsea by next winter, a new VicRoads time schedule says.

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  • Beechy Trail wins statewide award

    OLD BEECHY Rail Trail committee founding member Tony Grogan is celebrating success after the Otways recreation track claimed a Victorian innovation award.

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  • Central Reserve talks with state opposition

    COLAC civic and sporting leaders will meet with the Victorian Opposition sport spokesman to ask for a Labor Party commitment to fund a Central Reserve redevelopment.

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  • Chair cuts down access barriers

    THE ARRIVAL of a new all-terrain wheelchair at Apollo Bay has helped people with mobility issues access the Great Ocean Walk.

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  • Reserve frustration boils over

    Colac’s bid to gain State Government funding for Central Reserve has hit a hurdle, with time running out for pre-election funding and “frustrations” emerging between state and local government.

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  • AFL joins campaign for Colac reserve upgrade

    COLAC OTWAY Shire Council has the support of AFL Victoria in its bid to gain $2 million State Government funding to upgrade Central Reserve.

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  • Gumboot search starts Saturday

    WALKERS will start a hunt on Saturday for 40 golden gumboots hidden along the Old Beechy Rail Trail at Kawarren and Beech Forrest.

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