Articles by Lachlan Cowlishaw
Colac meat processor considers rail freight
COLAC businesses want to use trains to move their freight, with talks underway to open a rail freight siding for Colac.
Pupils to plant thousands of trees
MORE than 20,000 trees will help revegetate Birregurra farms, park and school over the next three months.
Fire destroys family’s property
APOLLO BAY residents have rallied around a family after fire destroyed their home at Marengo this week.
Speeder hits 209kmh, with weapons and “powder” in car
COLAC police have caught a man speeding at more than 200 kilometres an hour near Winchelsea, and allegedly found weapons and drugs in his vehicle.
Colac-Ballarat Road set for new surface
THE STATE Government has committed almost $1 million to improving a decaying stretch of the Colac-Ballarat Road between Colac and Cressy.
Colac businesses start water study
THREE major Colac businesses will study how they can cut water use, thanks to a State Government grant.
Car flips on district road
POLICE attended two crashes on Colac district roads at the weekend including a car which flipped near Skenes Creek yesterday.
500km journey to help sick children
MEETING families with sick children has given Colac McDonald’s consultant Anthony Nigro a new outlook on life.