Articles by Hannah Toohey

  • Ute found after aerodrome burglary

    “It makes you angry to think they invaded our perimeters.”

    Cressy Aerodrome owner Paul Lamont is furious thieves targeted the airfield on Wednesday, stealing about $120,000 of property including a Maloo ute.

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  • Festival raises $16K for hospital

    The Otways Winter Festival raised just under $16,000 on the weekend, with funds going directly back into the health and wellbeing of the community.

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  • Leaders and experts talk healthy habits

    Colac has played host to health experts and researchers this week for a meeting around improving nutrition-related health outcomes in the community.

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  • Pappy’s blue gum plantation concerns

    A Simpson local has expressed concerns that the increase of plantation purchases around the district “will wipe the community out”.

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  • TEENS SCAMMED: Sporting community supports shattered youngsters

    The South Colac Sports Club community is rallying around two Year 12 students who lost $1300 as the result of an online ticket scam.

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  • Keira cheers on Penny from the stands in Paris

    From meeting in Colac eight years ago, to travelling across the world to Paris, Keira Thomas was there to watch bronze medallist Penny Smith achieve her “ultimate goal”.

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  • Otway Landcare projects await

    Land and Water Resources Otway Catchment members say there is a lot to look forward to with upcoming local Landcare projects.

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  • Recognition for Corangamarah aged care worker

    With today marking Aged Care Employee Day, Corangamarah Residential Aged Care’s Kathryn Tupene says the hard work of her fellow staff fuels her passion within the job.

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