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Letter to the Editor
Bring back volunteers On reading of the proposed closure of the Colac Information Centre, a wonderful purpose-built building constructed by Apex and local people, I could only think what a waste of a great resource. So I made it my business to revisit the centre and noticed a few things. Firstly, I could not see […]
Magistrate warns man not to ride motorised bike
A Colac man who has been without a licence for about seven years has lost it for an additional six months after police caught him riding an unregistered motorised bicycle.
Council’s cleaning contract could get messy
Colac Otway Shire councillors have asked questions about cost and local content over a proposed new $857,000 cleaning contract.
Locals help explain aquifers in new book
Local aquifer activist and Kawarren resident Malcolm Gardiner has shared his thoughts on aquifers through the voice of a platypus in a new book.
Preparing for council elections
Victorians have less than two weeks to ensure they are enrolled to vote in the upcoming 2024 local council elections.
Colac man faces court after resisting arrest
A Colac father has promised to be on his best behaviour for the next year after resisting police arrest.
Offender allegedly assaulted after burnouts
A Colac man who did burnouts in his vehicle at Barongarook was later rammed and allegedly assaulted by witnesses of the burnouts.
Extra documents delay decision
Colac Otway Shire councillors will have an extra week to go through a hundreds-of-pages report before voting on a proposed million-bird chicken farm at Birregurra.