Articles by Lucinda Ormonde
Residents welcome miner’s decision to walk away
DEANS MARSH residents have welcomed Mantle Mining’s decision to abandon its plan to probe the region for brown coal.
Your Weekend in Colac and district
COLAC and district volunteers will plant 7000 trees and other plants for National Tree Day this weekend.
Coal mine opponents rally against exploration
ORGANISERS of a Deans Marsh anti-coal-mining rally expect a full house.
Rocks all that’s left of Great Ocean Road beach
ROCKS are all that remain of the Separation Creek beach, south of Lorne.
MP’s farming praise comes with carbon warning
A FEDERAL politician has praised a Colac district tree farming project but warned the farmers against the nation’s new carbon tax.
House prices skyrocket 400 per cent
HOUSE prices at Colac district coastal holiday spot Wye River have jumped by more than 400 per cent in 10 years.
Arborist checks storm-damaged trees
AN ARBORIST has visited Apollo Bay to inspect storm-damaged trees along the town’s foreshore.
UFO sightings increase in Colac district
THE number of reported UFO sightings in Colac is on the rise.