Articles by Greta Lannen

  • Gong for local COVID expert

    The leader of the region’s response to the pandemic has earned national recognition for a decorated career that started long before COVID-19 hit.

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  • Shortened duck season ends

    Good bird numbers but a lack of opportunity to hunt them is how Colac Field and Game vice-president Terry McCrickard wrapped up this year’s duck hunting season.

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  • Presumptuous polly takes flight with slice

    A brazen Lorne cockatoo has gone viral for its cheeky actions but has provided a reminder about the dangers when wildlife consume human food.

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  • Tree roots to blame for Colac street’s floods

    Colac Otway Shire Council has worked to improve flooding issues in a Colac street, after residents expressed their concerns after high rainfall.

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  • Actor’s star rises amid COVID

    Moving back to Australia after settling into life in Hollywood is not how former Apollo Bay actress Ella Bourne imagined 2020 would pan out.

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  • Library changeover date looms

    Colac and Apollo Bay library members will still be able to borrow books from their libraries, while the Corangamite Regional Library Corporation prepares for the branches’ departures.

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  • Colac SES boat volunteers rescue Gippsland residents

    Colac SES crew members have lent a hand to Gippsland residents, helping them evacuate from their homes as floods swept the region.

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  • Special anniversary for Yvonne and Les

    “Love each other, that’s all you’ve got to do.” Colac’s Leslie and Yvonne Robertson have been living by those words for the past 60 years.

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