Articles by Hannah Toohey

  • Festival set to bring community together

    A stallholder for the upcoming Otways Winter Festival has praised the event’s ability to bring the community together.

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  • Colac feels like home for John

    Moving from Vanuatu nearly three years ago, John Lapalui hopes to continue calling Colac home into the future.

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  • Winter fuel reduction kicks off at Lorne

    A winter fuel reduction program is underway in Lorne, in preparation for fire season.

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  • Special meaning behind prints

    The new print exhibition at Colac Makers’ Space showcases pieces that “mean something” to each of the exhibiting artists.

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  • Funding for Corangamite projects

    Community and individual projects will share in more than $220,000 from Corangamite Shire Council’s 2024-2025 grants program.

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  • ‘Country Fair’ comes to Kana

    The 2025 theme for Colac Kana Festival is set to pay homage to its new location, while also honouring traditional features of Kana.

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  • District CFA member deployed to Canada

    Local CFA member Betty Robilliard is among 26 Victorian emergency services personnel assisting Canada in battling wildfires.

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  • First year for community centre

    Marking one year since the opening of Colac Salvos’ community centre, the highlight for Paul Trotter and Josiah Van Niekerk has been seeing the “growth and connection within the community”.

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