Articles by David McKenzie

  • Burnouts suspected before Elliminyt road smash

    A suspended driver will face court over a string of offences after a dramatic Colac district road crash left him trapped in his car.

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  • Cressy streets flood in storm

    Cressy residents say it’s the worst storm they’ve ever seen. And it was over just as quickly as it came.

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  • Busy weekend for virus clinic

    Colac’s COVID-19 testing clinic opened at short notice across the weekend as scores of returned interstate travellers sought tests after outbreaks in Sydney and Melbourne.

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  • Colac ‘lucky’ to escape storm damage

    Water inundated Colac streets during a weekend storm, but there was no major damage to homes.

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  • Volunteer brigade burgled

    Thieves have forced entry into a Colac district fire brigade, making away with vital equipment on the eve of fire season.

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  • Friends’ love for film endures

    Colac-raised filmmakers Mick Middleton and James Grech have added to their growing reputations in the industry in 2020, winning awards for their work. Which is exactly what they made headlines for in the Colac Herald in the 1990s.

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  • Rural news in brief

    Australian dairy producers will aim to find new export markets in India under a new Dairy Australia initiative.

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  • Mild December after wet spring

    A mild December has followed a year of mixed rain for Colac, with a dry winter but a wet spring.

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