Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • Lake Colac anchor’s future awaits

    Swan Marsh farmer and former Colac Otway Shire councillor Chris Smith says an anchor discovered in the dry bed of Lake Colac in 2016 is in storage until an appropriate place to display the impressive piece of history is identified.

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  • Join the ‘Ray of Giving’ Christmas appeal

    Ray White Colac has teamed up with The Salvation Army again this year for its annual Christmas Gift Appeal.

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  • Poppy sales support struggling veterans

    Ahead of Remembrance Day on November 11, Colac RSL president Brian Lloyd is urging community members to buy a poppy and help raise much-needed funds for veterans and their families.

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  • Tree stops train in its tracks

    Train travellers had an unexpected stop at Swan Marsh yesterday, with their mode of transport changing from rail to coach after a tree fell on the tracks. More than 100 passengers escaped injury when the train came to a sudden stop between Swan Marsh Road and Swan Marsh-Stonyford Road yesterday morning. Damage to the train […]

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  • Colac Police Station to close doors overnight

    The doors at Colac Police Station are set to close overnight from the end of this month, leaving the entire Colac-Otway region without a 24-hour station.

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  • Hundreds at Halloween hall haunting

    Hundreds of trick-or-treaters visited Colac’s log-cabin Scout Hall to celebrate Halloween.

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  • Letters to the Editor

    Congratulations to campaigner Re: Barwon Water ‘Never Again’ Colac Herald October 30, 2023. Congratulations and thank you Malcolm Gardiner for your tireless and persistent ongoing efforts over many years, all worthwhile with an excellent outcome. Heather Smith, Murroon   Trick-or-treaters should use bin Next Halloween, I wonder if organisers and parents might ask or insist […]

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  • No approval for nature-strip planting

    Climate Action Team members are frustrated that a nature-strip planting demonstration in Colac planned for this month cannot proceed because council guidelines were “under review”.

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