Articles by Mary-Lou Ciampa

  • Palestinians find peace in Colac

    WAR pushed Colac’s Alkurd family out of Palestine but Akram Alkurd says his family found a more peaceful home in Colac.

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  • Colac girl models in US magazine

    COLAC’S Kati Marshall hopes her appearance in a US fashion magazine this month will open the door for a career in modelling.

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  • Illness won’t stop young aid worker

    A COLAC teenager who suffered life-threatening illneses while volunteering in Africa says she’s planning more overseas aid work.

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  • Lifesavers rescue nine swimmers

    LIFESAVERS have rescued nine people on Otway coast beaches in the past fortnight.

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  • Rain follows dry start to year

    COLAC started 2013 with the driest January in a century, but ended with a yearly rainfall above the previous year’s total.

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  • Record low road toll across Colac Otway

    COLAC Otway Shire has had a fatality-free year on its roads for the first time on record.

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  • Revellers ready for New Year’s Eve party

    LORNE’S 20th anniversary Falls Festival is in full swing as thousands of music lovers count down the hours to the end of 2013.

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  • Taxi veteran calls for patience on roads

    VETERAN Colac taxi driver Michael Harrison says there’s one message he wants drivers to heed on the roads this summer: patience.

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