Articles by Jackson Graham

  • Lake level too low for yachts

    Water evaporation at Lake Colac looks set to force Colac sailors 35 kilometres away to finish their racing season at Lake Purrumbete.

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  • Wastewater progress pleases resident

    A Forrest resident says an option to upgrade the town’s wastewater system has struck a balance between managing growth and safeguarding against overdevelopment.

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  • Push for velodrome upgrades

    A Colac cyclist says Elliminyt’s velodrome is posing a risk to competitors and he is pushing to get a new surface by next summer.

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  • Councillors back proposal for sports facility upgrade

    Colac Otway Shire councillors have unanimously supported proposed upgrades for Elliminyt Recreation Reserve, with one saying the plan would bring the facility “into the 21st century”.

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  • Construction to start on $4.9M roundabout

    Work has begun on a new roundabout at a notorious intersection at Birregurra, but Victoria’s Roads Minister anticipates completion will be in the latter half of 2019.

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  • Topping up Lake Colac could cost $150 million

    A future water top-up of Lake Colac could cost up to $150 million depending on the volume of water needed, Polwarth MP Richard Riordan says.

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  • China trip lifts joiner’s skills

    Elliminyt’s Tom Neave has tested his skills against China’s best joinery students after winning at a national trade skills competition earlier this year.

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  • Boat honours historic heroine

    Apollo Bay Sailing Club’s new rescue boat commemorates a heroine who drowned after saving others aboard a sinking ship nearly 90 years ago.

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