News

  • Mammoth effort for young firefighter

    A Colac Fire Brigade volunteer attended nearly 200 callouts in the past financial year, and says he is committed to helping the community.

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  • Push to end gender pay gap

    A gender equality organisation is encouraging Colac Otway residents to question what their pay gap is in their workplaces and industries.

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  • Get walking for mental health

    A Colac virtual walkathon is aiming to promote mental wellbeing, break mental health stigma, increase physical activity and connect the community.

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  • Council seeks input on spending rules

    Colac Otway Shire Council should spend its money on renewing assets rather than building new ones, a proposed policy suggests.

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  • Lorne’s costumed customers return

    Lorne’s most celebrated shoppers are back in the habit.

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  • Keep them away: MP concerned about metro vax hunters visiting Colac

    A state MP says Colac COVID-19 vaccination appointments are being overrun by “tech-savvy young people” from Melbourne’s western suburbs.

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  • Wirr-away she goes: Success for plane salvagers

    Professional salvage diver Rod Knights and a dedicated team of volunteer aviation buffs lifted the fuselage of a CAC Wirraway aircraft to shore on the weekend, after the plane had laid in Lake Corangamite since crashing there in 1950.

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  • Progress on coastal upgrades

    A host of key Great Ocean Road infrastructure projects remain in planning with major construction still months away.

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