Articles by Lachlan Cowlishaw

  • Region road deaths prompt safety plea

    COLAC’S road safety group has called on motorists to help stop the carnage on our roads after five fatalities in south-west Victoria this year.

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  • Council assures safety a priority

    CONTRACTORS will continue work on a car park at Apollo Bay despite the discovery of asbestos sheeting in soil removed from the site.

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  • Asbestos confirmed in Apollo Bay tests

    VICTORIA’S Environment Protection Authority has confirmed the presence of asbestos sheeting in soil at three locations around Apollo Bay.

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  • Car topples fence, downs powerline

    A CAR crashed through the fence of a property near central Colac yesterday after its male driver lost control on a wet road.

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  • Colac district firefighters praised for SA bushfire relief

    SOUTH AUSTRALIAN fire officials have described a Colac district strike team as a professional and well-disciplined unit.

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  • Mini tornado leaves $10,000 damage bill

    COLAC district man Rick Brown must clean up $10,000 worth of damage at his Yeodene property tomorrow after a mini tornado ripped through the region.

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  • Minister recognises fuel price disparity

    CORANGAMITE MP Sarah Henderson has called on petrol retailers to end a fuel price disparity in Colac and is pushing a federal minister to take action.

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  • Colac district road toll almost triples

    COLAC’S leading police officer says he’s “very disappointed” after the region’s road deaths almost tripled in the past year.

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