Articles by Greta Lannen
Equality in the spotlight
A cancer survivor, a firefighter, a councillor and a police constable.
Panic-purchased paper rolls out of shop doors
Colac shoppers have wiped out toilet paper supplies at various supermarkets, with people stockpiling the product amid fears of a coronavirus pandemic.
High bookings for weekend
Two Colac accommodation owners say they are pleased with the number of bookings for this long weekend, but vacancies remain despite a public holiday and AFL pre-season match.
Special birthday a few years late
Irrewillipe’s Helen Theodore will celebrate her 18th birthday tomorrow, 72 years after she was born.
Colac is priest’s first parish
Ss Johns’ Anglican Church’s new priest is looking forward to involving himself with the parish and the wider Colac community after leading his first service yesterday.
Views on violence must change
A change of language and a whole-community response is essential to reducing violence against women, the team leader of a Colac family violence service says.
Painter praises firies for saving artworks
“I’m not a crying person but I nearly cried when they said that both paintings were safe.”
Thousands back climate push
A group of Colac and district climate change activists are hoping for local government action after submitting a petition calling for Colac Otway Shire Council to acknowledge a climate emergency.