Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • Authority says water safe from pesticides

    BARWON Water has ruled out threats to Gellibrand’s water quality from timber plantations after environmentalists raised fears about pesticides in the water.

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  • Aquifer atlas interests farmers

    COLAC district farmers have been positive about a new draft groundwater atlas that shows the location and yield from aquifers.

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  • VicRoads warned before driver killed

    A DEANS Marsh man says he warned VicRoads about the dangerous condition of the Deans Marsh-Winchelsea Road before it claimed a motorist’s life.

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  • Trip of a lifetime to the Top End

    COLAC’S Graham Currington and partner Wendy Roe covered more than 22,000 kilometres on a road trip of a lifetime around Australia.

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  • Parents seek action after school assault

    PARENTS of a Colac teenager who needed surgery after an alleged schoolyard assault want an education system that protects students.

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  • Helping mum with cancer fight

    COLAC’S Emma Parker has an important message for family and friends who are dealing with a loved-one’s cancer diagnosis.

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  • Fight will continue to protect Otways

    FORREST’S Karen Hansen is relieved an immediate coal-seam gas threat is over but she is determined to keep fighting to protect the Otways.

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  • Miner abandons coal-seam gas search

    A MINING company has abandoned plans to search for coal-seam gas in the Colac district.

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