Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • Bulla’s $7-million plan for Colac

    COLAC’S Bulla Dairy Foods will invest $7 million in a new milk separation plant at the company’s Forest Street site.

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  • New section for rail trail

    THE Old Beechy Rail Trail will extend from Beech Forest to Ferguson after landowners agreed to allow access to their properties along the Otways ridge.

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  • Christmas gifts stolen from home

    THIEVES have stolen Christmas gifts from an Apollo Bay family’s home just two weeks after people stole household and personal items from the same home.

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  • Colac train campaign gets support

    COLAC civic leaders’ push for extra train services could become a state election issue, with south-west Victorian councils backing the campaign.

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  • Food-tourism trend drives Colac visitor boom

    AN INCREASING influx of visiting diners could boost Colac and district’s reputation and future tourism opportunities as a foodies’ destination.

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  • Council will recognise teenager

    COLAC teen Taylah Walters says she’s pleased Colac Otway Shire Council will recognise her work and achievements as a youth councillor during 2013.

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  • Probe into $2-million blowout

    COLAC Otway Shire Council will launch an internal inquiry into the Bluewater Fitness Centre’s $2-million budget blowout, which a councillor has described as “financially irresponsible”.

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  • Push for five daily trains

    COLAC Otway Shire Council wants five passenger train services a day each way between Warrnambool and Geelong.

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