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  • Call to honour rescuers

    High on a cliff above wild, roiling ocean stands a monument no-one can access, to a tale that all should remember.  

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  • Traps keep litter out of lake

    Traps are saving nearly 20 tonnes of rubbish and other yuckies from entering Lake Colac each year, Colac Otway Shire Council says.

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  • Regional restrictions stay

    There’s no timeline on further easing of COVID-19 restrictions in regional Victoria as Melbourne’s outbreak continues.

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  • Afghan crisis: Colac refugees fighting for family reunions

    A spokesperson for Colac’s Afghan community says hearts sank as they watched the Taliban quickly retake their country’s capital this week.

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  • Worker shortage hits deli

    Lorne’s worker crisis has forced the town’s supermarket to close a department ahead of summer.

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  • Local coast could be worst-off under drilling

    South-west Victoria is set to be one of the state’s most impacted regions when onshore gas drilling recommences.

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  • Plane rising from salt lake

    A salvage crew hopes to lift a historic CAC Wirraway aircraft from Lake Corangamite by the end of the month after reaching a major milestone in their decade-long mission.

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  • Traders on watch for city escapees

    Colac and district businesses are on high alert for Melbourne residents illegally visiting the region, following widespread reports of rule breaking in recent days.

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