Articles by David McKenzie

  • Cr Kate Hanson re-elected as Colac Otway mayor

    A housing shortage, worker crisis, lack of childcare and COVID recovery are top issues for Colac Otway Shire Council’s leadership, including re-elected mayor Kate Hanson.

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  • Telstra services hit again

    A hardware fault has disrupted Telstra mobile phone and EFTPOS services in Colac for the second time in two weeks.

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  • Drug driver and speeders nabbed on region’s roads

    A driver who fell asleep at the wheel before a Colac district crash has allegedly tested positive to drugs.

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  • Police catch speeders in district blitz

    Police have apprehended 24 speeders and a drug driver during a long weekend sting on Colac and district roads, but detected no drink drivers.

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  • Phone service restored after five days

    Colac mobile phone users are relieved after Telstra restored mobile services after a five-day outage.

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  • Sweep boosts Colac Pony Club

    Colac and district horse enthusiasts will benefit from Verry Elleegant’s win in this week’s Melbourne Cup.

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  • Alarm helps two escape from fire after lightning

    A fire alarm has helped save two people from a house fire in Colac.

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  • Drink drive crash charge

    A probationary driver will face drink driving charges after a single-vehicle crash at Glenaire.

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