Articles by Jackson Graham

  • Attitudes shock cancer survivor

    Breast cancer survivor Janice Johns knows the results of a mammogram can be lifesaving and is surprised when her peers avoid taking regular screens.

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  • Call to bring back shire wards

    A majority of submissions to a Victorian Electoral Commission review into Colac Otway Shire’s electoral structure have called for re-introducing a ward system.

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  • Apollo Bay push for new centre for youngsters

    Colac Otway Shire Council is pushing for $3.9 million for a new early-years hub for Apollo Bay that could be at the town’s P-12 college.

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  • Council pushes for port cash

    Colac Otway Shire Council representatives will meet with Victoria’s Ports Minister to push for a long-awaited safety upgrade to the Port of Apollo Bay.

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  • Councillors divided over oil exploration

    Colac Otway Shire Council will not join neighbouring councils opposing oil drilling in the Great Australian Bight, after four councillors voted against taking the position.

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  • Emergency ward on new wish-list

    Colac Otway Shire Council is pushing for a government commitment to upgrade Colac Area Health’s urgent care centre to an emergency department.

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  • Businesses oppose proposal for Colac truck curfew

    Colac Otway Shire Council could revisit a proposal for a bypass over Lake Colac, after local industry and trucking businesses rejected an idea to re-route trucks around Lake Colac.

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  • Wild weather causes havoc on Ocean Road

    Wild weather has swept sand onto the Great Ocean Road at Marengo, forcing authorities to dig out a coastal walking track.

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