Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • Shire chief plans Jamie Oliver tour

    CIVIC leader Rob Small wants to take celebrity chef Jamie Oliver on a tour of Colac’s edible landscape project.

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  • Colac train campaign needs support

    COLAC train campaigner Brian Crook is urging people to have their say on public transport and support proposed increased train services between Geelong and Warrnambool.

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  • Council to abandon C70 amendment

    COLAC Otway Shire Council is likely to abandon a controversial planning amendment which fuelled a public backlash against the council last year.

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  • Pregnant mum flees fire

    A 38-WEEKS pregnant former Colac district woman feared she would go into labour as she prepared to flee raging fires.

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  • Cinders the koala survives fire

    A YOUNG koala with burnt feet and hands has earned the name Cinders from her rescuers after surviving the district’s Stonyford fire.

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  • Thieves shatter family’s holidays

    THIEVES have shattered a Colac district family’s plans for future camping holidays.

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  • Birregurra meeting to fight mining

    BIRREGURRA’S Leisa Gittings wants district residents to be aware of possible effects on Otways communities if mining exploration goes ahead.

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  • Gaylard family will continue campaign

    TIM Gaylard’s heartbroken family have vowed to continue his campaign against violence following his death while swimming in the Murray River.

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