Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • $80-million Lake Colac road plan

    A COLAC businessman says his vision for an $80-million causeway across Lake Colac would create a truck bypass, recreational space and boost tourism.

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  • Bid to save town’s historic pub

    OWNERS of the Gellibrand River Hotel hope to find a new licensee and keep the doors of the historic Otways pub open.

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  • Buyers for ‘right price’ properties

    RURAL property sales in the Colac district have hit a winter decline but agents say there are buyers for properties with the “right price”.

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  • Therapy inspires art exhibition

    AN art therapy course is the catalyst for an exhibition opening in Colac.

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  • Motorists face high cost of pothole damage

    COLAC motorists could pay hundreds of dollars to replace tyres and wheel rims after hitting potholes on the Princes Highway.

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  • Farm standing tall in the ostrich trade

    A WINCHELSEA ostrich farmer says he could have “7000 more birds and still not satisfy the niche markets overseas”.

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  • Art connection to environment

    ARTIST Peter Day is connecting people to the environment through a Colac district wetlands art display.

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  • Deluge floods district rivers

    AN early winter deluge has dumped more rain on the Otways in five days than last June’s total rainfall, flooding rivers across the region.

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