Articles by Rachel Simmonds

  • Potholes litter new highway

    “I travel down there a fair bit and it’s a bloody disgrace to put it mildly.”

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  • Music event cancelled

    Organisers have cancelled Colac’s much-anticipated Flavafest event due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.

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  • Cesira celebrates her century

    Colac resident Cesira Borelli says her 100-year advice to others is “don’t let anything get you down”.

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  • Family left in limbo: Homelessness risk intensifies in Colac

    A Colac mum has just one week to find a home for her family after facing widespread housing shortages and reduced work hours due to COVID.

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  • Speed limit cut not backed yet

    State Government authorities say there were no plans to reduce speed limits for any Colac Otway Shire roads, after an opposition MP slammed reports of a speed cut for dangerous roads.

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  • Virus halts Hoot’n’Nanny

    Irrewillipe B and S Ball organisers have cancelled the 2021 Titpullers Hoot ‘n’ Nanny due to COVID-19 uncertainty.

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  • Minister launches housing solution

    Corangamite Shire workers will have access to new residential developments, thanks to a State Government initiative.

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  • Touching support for driver

    The Colac district community has united to help raise money for a Colac district woman as she recovers from a serious truck accident.

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