Articles by David McKenzie

  • Public liability insurance bill increases, but below budget

    Colac Otway Shire Council’s public liability insurance bill has risen by 10 per cent for this financial year.

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  • Purse stolen from home as residents slept

    Colac police have uncovered a home burglary while attending a family violence incident early yesterday.

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  • BREAK-IN SPREE: Residents detain suspect after stumbling across theft

    A Geelong male, 19, is in custody after a spate of crimes across Colac in one night.

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  • Rural Scene news in brief

    Online soil carbon training, a biosecurity awareness campaign, horse death investigation results, and grants for vineyards feature in today’s Rural Scene.

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  • Water advisory board roles available

    Barwon Water is calling for community members to join a customer advisory committee that helps guide the authority’s work.

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  • Childcare demand will come under scrutiny

    A survey of Colac and district families will aim to help attract more childcare services to the region.

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  • Police investigate Wongarra crash

    Police are appealing for information about a crash during an organised motorcycle ride on the Great Ocean Road.

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  • Harbour work gets go-ahead

    Work to prevent “catastrophic” failure of Apollo Bay Harbour’s breakwater will go ahead in coming months, after the project’s budget blew out by $266,000 due to bureaucratic delays.

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