Articles by Scott Barnes

  • Training for retrenched workers

    JOB-READINESS training will help workers at Colac district’s Fonterra factory find new jobs when the factory closes in 2013.

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  • Hurt truckie prevents double fatality

    POLICE say a truck driver’s actions prevented a double fatality north of Colac.

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  • Greens leader true to her word

    THE Australian Greens leader fulfilled a promise when she visited Colac district this week.

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  • Algae turns ocean red

    RED slime greeted swimmers and surfers seeking relief from extreme heat yesterday at beaches near Lorne.

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  • Colac Kookas need confidence

    COLAC Kookas basketball assistant coach Russell Whiteford says confidence is key to turning the season around after Corio Bay beat his team.

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  • Heated debate follows crime spree

    THE fallout from a Colac crime spree has sparked heated debate online about how to deal with juvenile offenders.

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  • Toolies bash teens at Lorne

    “TOOLIES” caused chaos in Lorne on the first weekend of schoolies celebrations when they started brawls and assaulted seven school leavers.

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  • Crash leaves car hanging on wire

    A COLAC district car crash left a car balancing precariously on a power line, forcing its passengers to escape through a window.

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