Articles by Lachlan Cowlishaw
Apollo Bay school work starting to take shape
NEW BUILDINGS are taking shape at Apollo Bay P-12 College with a redevelopment set to finish at the end of the year.
Low vaccination rate sparks health worry
A DROP in the immunisation rate for 5-year-old children in the Colac Otway Shire has worried a health official.
Closure leaves Cressy without shop
CRESSY will lose its only store when Donna’s Country Café closes its doors for the final time today.
Family violence and drugs push up crime statistics
FAMILY violence and drug offences have been the biggest contributors to a rise in overall crime in Colac and district.
Generosity impresses Colac Salvation Army
COLAC Salvation Army Major Alan Jenner says Colac district residents’ generosity impressed him at the organisation’s annual doorknock.
Boy stable in hospital after farm accident
A COLAC district boy is in a stable condition in a Melbourne hospital after suffering a serious head injury at a farm near Cobden.
Colac boy takes cystic fibrosis in his stride
COLAC’S Therese Mulder had no idea her sons had a 25 per cent chance of cystic fibrosis when she started having children with husband Jason.
Trip inspires campaign for Nepal entrepreneur
COLAC district resident Ammie Jackson says meeting a Nepalese entrepreneur and women’s rights campaigner inspired her to help her cause.