Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • Teenage pregnancy is state’s highest

    COLAC’S teen pregnancy rate is the highest in the state, with 25 babies born to 15 to 19-year-olds in the past financial year.

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  • A few steps from electrocution

    A DISTRAUGHT Otways woman says she was just a few steps away from electrocution after trees brought down powerlines across her yard.

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  • Asylum seekers find support in Colac

    COLAC district children are among people to donate clothing and toys to asylum seekers who have arrived in Colac.

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  • Asylum seekers relocate to Colac

    COLAC has become the temporary home of about 50 Iranian asylum seekers.

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  • Support for Colac lobby group

    BUSINESS leaders and major employers have thrown their support behind an initiative to create a new lobby group to drive business and growth in Colac.

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  • Call for new Colac lobby group

    A PROMINENT business owner says Colac needs a non-political lobby group to lead the city’s future and promote growth.

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  • Businessman criticises council

    A PROMINENT Colac businessman says property owners are paying the price for Colac Otway Shire Council failing to encourage economic growth.

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  • Town preparing for 6000 riders

    THE Otways community of Gellibrand River remembers the “buzz” when 8100 cyclists and their crews rode into town 10 years ago and plans to re-create the celebration have started.

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