Articles by Lydia Kennedy
Tragedy inspires walker’s work
March 18 last year is a day former Colac district resident Donna Bowman won’t forget.
Lifesaver honoured after ocean rescue
Apollo Bay lifesaver Jake Cooper has earned a bravery award for rescuing a man who was drowning in a rip off the town’s main beach.
Family overcoming obstacles after premature birth
Twenty weeks into Colac’s Marie Turner’s fourth pregnancy doctors told her and her partner Ben of their unborn child’s shocking diagnosis.
Wire barrier saves driver’s life in crash
A man was lucky to escape serious injury after wire-rope barriers stopped his vehicle in a single-car crash east of Colac.
Parkinson’s pathway unknown
Colac’s Mick Holland doesn’t know how Parkinson’s disease will affect him in the future, but says support groups and taking each day as it comes have helped.
Fundraiser challenge for family
Barwon Downs resident Catherine Ross has been fighting bowel cancer for the past four years, experiencing the ups and downs of treatments, trials, scans and results.
Minister steps in to demand Otway waterway repairs
A water campaigner has praised Water Minister Lisa Neville’s intervention to ensure Barwon Water repairs environmental damage to Otways’ waterways caused by groundwater pumping.
Recipient encourages people to sign up to donate
“I hope people realise how grateful us recipients are when you receive a kidney, and how it can change our lives, it’s just amazing.”