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  • Mixed response to vaccinations

    Olivia Reed, Wednesday, November 7th, 2018. Comments off

    Colac Otway Shire’s immunisation rates for one and two-year-olds are above the national average, but immunisation rates among five-year-old children fall below the national average.

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  • Government cash makes dream come true

    Olivia Reed, Wednesday, October 31st, 2018. Comments off

    Skenes Creek Advancement Association secretary Tim Cobb says a $5-million Federal Government injection for a trail connecting Wild Dog Creek to Skenes Creek will boost the region’s economy.

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  • Candidates commit to industry

    Olivia Reed, Friday, October 26th, 2018. Comments off

    Three state election candidates have committed to “ongoing consultation” with the Colac district agriculture industry if elected at next month’s state election.

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  • Program helps feed 130 a week

    Olivia Reed, Wednesday, October 24th, 2018. Comments off

    Colac and District Community Foodshare helped almost 9000 people struggling with food insecurity last financial year.

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  • Family eager to give back to Leukaemia Foundation

    Olivia Reed, Friday, October 19th, 2018. Comments off

    On the surface Pippa Zappelli looked like a normal healthy four-year-old, but the discovery of a golf ball-sized lump on her neck proved otherwise.

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  • Beeac Primary School wins state-wide award

    Olivia Reed, Wednesday, October 17th, 2018. Comments off

    A brolga research program has earned Beeac Primary School a prestigious state-wide award for its sustainability efforts.

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  • Century for Alvie skipper

    Olivia Reed, Monday, October 15th, 2018. Comments off

    Alvie captain Andre DeLorenzo has scored Colac district cricket’s first century of the season, securing Alvie’s win against Colac West.

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  • Ocean road authority backed

    Olivia Reed, Monday, October 15th, 2018. Comments off

    The Great Ocean Road will have a single management agency, after political parties gave bipartisan support to the plan.

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  • Tragedy inspires walker’s work

    Lydia Kennedy, Wednesday, February 20th, 2019. Make a comment

    March 18 last year is a day former Colac district resident Donna Bowman won’t forget.

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  • Motorists call for higher limit

    A Staff Reporter, Wednesday, February 20th, 2019. Make a comment

    Two young professionals working in Colac have launched a campaign to raise the speed limit of the Princes Highway between Colac and Werribee.

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  • Crash victim’s partner calls for district-wide safety push

    A Staff Reporter, Monday, February 18th, 2019. Make a comment

    Colac woman Belinda Thomas wants road authorities to look at the district’s “forgotten” intersections, two-and-a-half years on from losing her partner in a collision at Irrewarra.

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  • Petition pressures government to change tourists’ licence laws

    A Staff Reporter, Monday, February 18th, 2019. Make a comment

    Corangamite MP Sarah Henderson has launched a petition calling on the State Government to increase regulations for foreign nationals driving in Victoria.

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  • Tangle forces Colac district cyclist to pull out

    Alex Baird, Monday, February 18th, 2019. Make a comment

    Colac cyclist Tim Van der Schans had a disappointing end to his first Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic after encouraging signs early in the one-day epic.

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