Articles by David McKenzie

  • Grants for environment work

    Environmental projects have featured heavily in Surf Coast Shire Council’s small grants program.

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  • Road toll reinforces message

    Eight people died in road crashes across the Colac Otway, Corangamite and Surf Coast shires in 2021.

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  • Head to Birregurra for vibrant Sunday market

    Birregurra’s popular Sunday market is back this weekend with a wide variety of stalls, plus food and musical entertainment.

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  • Top rank for Colac property investments

    Colac is one of the best places in Victoria for real estate investments, a leading research firm says, as a Colac agent says the city desperately needs investors to help solve a rental shortage.

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  • Mowing continues beside south-west roads

    The Department of Transport says it is currently mowing roadsides in south-west Victoria to reduce fire risk.

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  • Big hopes for kinder, childcare

    A plan to make three-year-old kinder a priority and to tackle a childcare shortage has gained Surf Coast Shire Council’s approval.

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  • Hot weather pets warning

    RSPCA Victoria has reminded the community that keeping pets safe and cool in the summer can prevent heat stress and save lives.

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  • FIRE SCOURGE: Fireworks spark blaze during a busy weekend

    Illegal fireworks have sparked a grass and shrub fire that threatened a popular campsite, as a series of blazes kept Colac district firefighters busy over the new year period.

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