Articles by Hannah Toohey

  • Combining art and science works

    Elliminyt artist Gillian Bowen-Johnston is combining her passions for arts and science by featuring in a Shirty Science initiative with quantum physicist Ben McAllister.

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  • Hospice in the running for statewide honour

    Community hospice Anam Cara House Colac is a nominee for the 2023 Community Achievement Awards Victoria.

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  • Dream contest for dancers

    Local dance school Shae’K’It Studios is set to represent Colac nationally next month, facing off in a Penrith-based dance championship.

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  • Early fire season expected

    South-west Victorians can expect a drier and warmer spring this year, with a high chance of an earlier start to the fire season.

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  • Chinese tourists set to return

    Colac Otway tourism businesses hope to see Chinese tourist numbers return to pre-COVID levels, with the country permitting its citizens to visit Australia.

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  • Skills shine at badminton

    Sacred Heart Primary School pupils have taken out top honours in an interschool badminton tournament.

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  • Duckloads of birds gather

    Flocks of hundreds of freckled ducks have provided a spectacle on Lake Colac and other district waterways in recent months.

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  • MPs inquire into Games cancellation

    Three Western Victoria MPs will serve on an inquiry into the 2026 Victorian Commonwealth Games cancellation.

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