Articles by Zara Cuthbertson

  • Self-sufficiency goal for Simpson farmer

    Simpson dairy farmer John Pekin’s solar panels have reduced his electricity costs by 20 per cent since their installation last year, with the costs set to reduce even further.

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  • Birregurra is bracing for more wet times

    Emergency crews and Birregurra community members have worked together to help the town “bounce back”, after a downpour left the town flooded, damaging homes and leaving residents stranded due to road closures.

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  • Damaging storm sweeps city

    Road closures, floods, landslides and suspended trains – Colac and district has seen it all thanks to a damaging storm that swept Victoria.

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  • Weather keeps SES busy

    SES crews have attended floods, fallen trees and a landslide in the Colac district, with Colac unit controller Steve Tevelein urging motorists to take extra precautions amid road closures after storms.

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  • Candidate defending coast body

    Polwarth Labor candidate Hutch Hussein has called out Polwarth MP Richard Riordan for being “out of touch” with the electorate’s coastal communities, after he called for an overhaul of the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority.

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  • Grass fire threats high

    As summer approaches, Colac and district residents should take time to prepare for upcoming fire restrictions to ensure the safety of their home over the warmer months.

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  • Driver hurt in tanker crash

    Ambulance crews have airlifted a truck driver suffering chest injuries to the Royal Melbourne Hospital after a milk tanker rollover at Jancourt.

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  • Specialist School boosted

    Colac Specialist School has received a donation of more than $7300 to buy outdoor equipment, thanks to a community fundraiser raffle through Colac’s Meriba Service Club.

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