Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • Colac set to host car show in 2018

    Colac will host a car show in 2018 and raise much-needed funds for the district’s returned servicemen and women.

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  • Snail mail almost spoils party

    Colac Primary School’s Grade Six graduation guests could easily have missed the opportunity to attend the special event after “snail mail” took 10 days to reach Colac addresses.

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  • Lorne police officers rescue girl from surf

    Two police officers who were fortunately “at the right place at the right time” have helped save a teenager from drowning off an unpatrolled beach near Lorne.

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  • Facebook post lands Colac Otway leader in hot water

    Colac Otway Shire’s mayor has apologised for sharing and liking a social media post which attacked his fellow councillors, just hours after his election to the council’s top job.

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  • Chains rattle former councillor

    A former Colac Otway Shire mayor has challenged the current shire mayor’s move to overturn a decision of the council and bring back the mayoral chains without a council vote.

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  • Reckless bus drivers making roads risky

    A Colac district delivery driver says more police targeting tourist buses could be a way to improve safety for tourists and motorists sharing the district’s roads.

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  • Six injured in rollover

    A district resident who came across a mini-bus crash at Cooriemungle on Saturday says there were “some nasty injuries” but it “could have been a hell of a lot worse”.

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  • Resort decision in state’s hands

    Colac Otway Shire Council will ask the Victorian Planning Minister to “call in” an application for a $70-million tourist resort near Apollo Bay.

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