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$133k penalty for horror fire
An electricity distributor has copped a $130,000 fine over a 2018 bushfire that ravaged the Cobden district, and a regulator has ordered the company to “quadruple” its fire prevention efforts.
Pandemic hits health budgets
Winchelsea and Timboon’s healthcare services reported budget surpluses in the 2020-21 financial year, while Great Ocean Road Health reported a deficit, as health services continue to grapple with pandemic impacts.
Relief after tough period
Colac Secondary College Year 12 dux Kai Broomfield says coming out the other end of a difficult two years has shown him that he will be able to conquer future challenges in his life and career.
First game for star centre
Star Colac basketball centre Jamieson Hultgren will make his long-awaited season debut in the Kookas’ road trip to Mount Gambier tomorrow night.
Student elated with VCE result
Happiness and surprise were the emotions Jennifer Roache was feeling when she found out she was Trinity College Colac’s 2021 dux.
Vital training for CSC students
A surf lifesaving camp at Wye River has put Colac Secondary College surf lifesaving students through their paces, providing them with vital training and water safety techniques.
Man dies in farm incident
A farm worker has died after becoming trapped in a hay baler at Swan Marsh.
Odds on for an epic race day
Tomorrow’s Colac Herald Christmas Races is shaping up to be the biggest ever, with perfect conditions lending themselves to the city’s first major gathering since the pandemic.
