Articles by Rachel Simmonds

  • Sports upgrade kicking goals

    Deans Marsh Primary School will have a ball with upgraded sporting equipment, thanks to State Government funding.

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  • Kindergarten’s now in session

    Colac and district kindergarten teachers are rapt to return to onsite learning today after restrictions eased for regional Victoria.

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  • Cash flows for green schemes

    An Apollo Bay landcare group is working to improve biodiversity in the Otways with more than $175,000 from a Federal Government initiative.

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  • Victoria tightens gun laws

    Colac and district licensed firearms dealers and owners will face tougher rules for the use and storage of firearms, after the State Government proposed new legislation.

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  • Call for more Afghan support

    An Apollo Bay support group has joined a campaign to plead for a stronger humanitarian response for Afghan refugees.

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  • Jazzing up health week

    Colac Neighbourhood House found an alternative way to acknowledge Women’s Health Week by brightening up shoulders with Indigenous art.

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  • Researcher’s pieces link art and history

    A Bambra artist is taking parts of her environment and turning them into sculpted stories about loss and habitat restoration.

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  • Fields of gold for crop farms

    Colac and district farmers are set to reap the rewards of a positive canola season this year, with prices at an all-time high.

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