Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • 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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  • Footballer airlifted with fractured vertebrae

    A 17-YEAR-OLD Colac district footballer has two fractured vertebrae and suffered temporary paralysis down his left side after an on-field incident during a weekend game at Birregurra.

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  • Council defends out-of-town purchases

    COLAC Otway Shire Council’s chief says the council is “committed to buying locally” despite only buying half its vehicles from shire businesses this financial year.

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  • New cancer surgery saved farmer

    CANCER would have killed Colac’s Ian McMillan if the shadow on his lung had developed five years earlier.

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  • Business group sticks with leader

    RE-ELECTED Colac business group president Tony Baldwin says providing a “very loud, solid voice” for businesses will be his priority.

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  • Ratepayers’ money spent out of town

    COLAC Otway Shire Council is under fire for spending ratepayers’ money out of town while the Colac and district economy struggles.

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  • Police seize drugs, weapons, cash

    COLAC police have seized heroin, ice, cannabis, weapons, stolen goods and cash in a series of raids across the city.

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  • Business boss slams bypass plans

    A BUSINESS leader has slammed plans to build a highway bypass around Colac without an investigation into its effect on the city’s businesses and future.

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