Articles by Lachlan Cowlishaw

  • Burglars steal cash and jewellery in another daytime theft

    ANOTHER home burglary has taken place in Colac despite police warnings for residents to secure property and watch out for their neighbours.

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  • Police seize man’s firearms

    POLICE have taken action against a Colac gun owner, who owned more than 50 firearms but failed to meet licence and storage regulations.

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  • Welfare budget cuts concern for charities

    COLAC welfare agencies say young people, unemployed people and struggling families will be hit hardest by proposed changes in the federal budget.

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  • Man climbs from car after crash into pole

    POLICE are investigating how a man’s car crashed into a power pole in Colac this week.

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  • Driver escapes as truck rolls over

    A TRUCK driver escaped with minor injuries after his vehicle rolled at Weering, north of Colac, spilling timber across the road.

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  • Winter a busy time at welfare agency

    A COLAC welfare agency official says colder winter months can put increased strain on people’s household budgets.

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  • Beekeepers buzzing about value of bees

    COLAC district beekeepers have reminded consumers that food crops rely on bees to stay viable.

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  • Search for new name for Colac’s saleyards

    COLAC’S saleyards will have a new name under a Colac Otway Shire Council plan to make the centre the district’s premier livestock selling centre.

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