Articles by Zara Cuthbertson
Europe awaits for songwriter
Colac export Connor Knight says his upcoming Germany trip for International Song Writing Week will be worth singing about.
Little rain for Colac district throughout March
Colac and district residents have experienced a mostly dry March, with the month’s total rainfall less than half of last year’s total.
Crustacean creation elation
Port Campbell has celebrated its biggest Crayfest yet, with revellers flocking like seagulls to the coastal town to enjoy local seafood, live music and other local produce.
Firefighters exceed their expectations
Colac Fire Brigade has competed in the state senior urban firefighting championships for the first time in 15 years, “exceeding their expectations”.
Donation delights refugee group
A Colac volunteer group is looking forward to helping refugee families settle into their new homes in town, after an anonymous benefactor provided a much-needed financial kickstart for the support group.
Call to list species as vulnerable
Conservationists are calling for the State Government to list the fat-tailed dunnart as vulnerable, with the last surviving small marsupial of the Colac district’s volcanic plains under serious threat of extinction.
Club honours crash victims
The cities of Colac and Bunyip have formed an unlikely connection to uncover the history of a 1967 plane crash involving a former Colac resident and Colac Herald employee.
Call to foster local news
A national report into local news sustainability is challenging the idea that print newspapers are dead, and is calling on governments to revise their advertising rules to help local news providers and better target regional and rural communities.