Articles by David McKenzie

  • Holiday at home to keep COVID at bay: Schram

    Colac Otway mayor Jason Schram has urged residents to continue coronavirus measures and avoid travelling to Melbourne as case numbers there rise.

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  • Surf Coast chief moves to non-profit

    Keith Baillie has stepped aside as the chief executive of Surf Coast Shire Council to take up a new job leading a not-for-profit employment agency.

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  • East Timor human rights struggle is unlikely inspiration for Colac family history book

    Witnessing history in the making in East Timor has inspired a former Colac district man to delve into his own family’s history.

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  • Cause of fire unkown

    A bushfire near Colac this week has proven that fire risks remain even in winter, authorities say.

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  • Waiting game for extra trains

    A fifth daily train service for Colac can’t be a reality until at least late 2021, a Colac campaigner says.

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  • Green light for farm zone home

    Shire councillors have overruled planning officers and have instead approved a family’s plans for a home on a small rural block on the edge of Colac. Councillors were divided over the plans for a four-bedroom home on a 9000-square-metre block on Deans Creek Road, Elliminyt, which is in a farming zone. Faming zone rules discourage […]

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  • Even electric heaters can be a fire hazard

    All types of heater – wood, gas and electric – pose preventable fire risks in winter, a leading firefighter says.

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  • Busy day for road police

    Two motorists have lost their vehicles for alleged unlicensed and drug driving, after police caught them two hours apart near Colac.

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