Articles by Scott Barnes

  • Woman dies on Otways hike in extreme weather

    A GERMAN tourist has died at Cape Otway after hiking through the bush in sweltering heat.

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  • Facebook posts lead to Colac bashing

    COLAC police have charged two men after a Facebook argument led to a physical confrontation.

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  • Authorities prepare for extreme fire risk

    COLAC and district emergency services are preparing for “possibly the worst” fire danger since Black Saturday in 2009.

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  • ‘Invaluable’ helicopter fights grassfire

    FIRE crews relied on an aerial attack to fight an inaccessible grassfire west of Colac this week.

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  • Youths have high aspirations

    COLAC Otway Shire Youth Council learnt about flying during a visit to Colac Aero Club, one of the outgoing youth council’s final gatherings together.

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  • Another crash at horror corner

    A COLAC emergency service volunteer who cut a woman from a wrecked car says authorities must fix a notorious intersection to save lives.

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  • Councillors cut pay

    COLAC Otway Shire councillors have cut their own pay after a heated debate in which a councillor labelled the cut “tokenistic”.

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  • Crowd tipped for Christmas races

    ORGANISERS of Colac’s Christmas horse races on Saturday expect a bigger crowd for this year’s event.

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