Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • Letter to the editor

    A high level of news coverage dedicated to new potential candidates with their stories, aspirations and in some cases their party politic allegiances for state and federal elections! Interesting.

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  • News in Brief

    Leave only your footprint Keep Australia Beautiful Week returns this week with a strong anti-litter theme of ‘When You’re Out and About, Leave Only Your Footprint’. KAB Week 2024 urges Australians to make a significant impact while out and about by adopting simple habits to reduce the need for on-the-go waste, while also picking up […]

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  • Birre bowlers’ big boost

    Birregurra bowlers have received great news about their planned club upgrade, securing almost $50,000 in State Government support.

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  • Letters to the Editor

    Call for changes to farm-zone rule Having recently purchased in Kennedys Creek, we thought we did our due diligence by contacting council. They assured the area was privately owned. After moving we discovered the area is being snapped up by large companies purchasing Australia’s prime food production areas to Plant trees in return for carbon […]

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  • Letters to the Editor

    Business backs Birre broiler farm As a Birregurra based small business owner I welcome and applaud the Colac Otway Shire Councils decision at Tuesday night’s Planning Meeting to support an application for a broiler farm development on Mooleric Road Birregurra. This decision, which carried the unanimous and enthusiastic support of all councillors, will provide an […]

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  • Letter to the Editor

    Bring back volunteers On reading of the proposed closure of the Colac Information Centre, a wonderful purpose-built building constructed by Apex and local people, I could only think what a waste of a great resource. So I made it my business to revisit the centre and noticed a few things. Firstly, I could not see […]

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  • Health service merger discussions continue

    The State Government says decisions around merging or restructuring health services have not been made and discussions are ongoing.

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  • Barongarook quarry on notice

    Resources Victoria’s regulator has issued a remedial notice to the operators of a quarry in Barongarook.

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