Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • Researchers step up search for panthers

    Queenslander Vaughan King has based himself in the Colac district as he joins fellow researchers to “prove beyond a shadow of a doubt” that big cats exist in Australia.

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  • No investor for Bay’s new pool

    Colac Otway Shire mayor Chris Potter says Apollo Bay has plenty of positive opportunities ahead, despite no private investment interest in a pool at the town’s harbour.

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  • Campaign to dob in ‘sub-standard’ roads

    Colac Otway Shire councillor Joe McCracken says the State Government must fix the district’s “sub-standard” roads and is urging road users to join a community roads campaign.

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  • Custom car festival rolls down highway

    Colac’s car show committee has confirmed it will host a new event at Camperdown next year, replacing the Colac show it cancelled because of an “impasse” with Colac Otway Shire Council.

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  • Lake Colac receives 5000 rainbow trout

    Thousands of rainbow trout are swimming in Lake Colac for the first time in years and the State Government is encouraging anglers to throw in a line.

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  • Committee cancels car and bike show

    Colac Custom Car and Bike Show will not go ahead next year, with organisers blaming “ever-increasing red tape” for their decision.

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  • Protecting lives for 60 years

    A 77-year-old Colac firefighter’s family still worries every time his pager goes off despite his 60 years of firefighting experience.

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  • MP calls for action to end ‘bitter’ feud

    A State MP has called on the State Government to intervene and end a bitter feud between Birregurra landholders and a quarry developer.

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