News
Screening expanded after new outbreak
A year on from Colac’s first COVID-19 outbreak, district residents are again bracing themselves in the wake of another Victorian outbreak, with positive cases and exposure sites close to home.
Real estate surge amid city exodus
Colac and district house prices are among the fastest growing in the state and are outstripping city markets, new data shows.
V-Line train disruption
Colac train commuters faced heavy disruptions this week after a power outage at the state’s main operations centre.
Driver airlifted after collision
A teenage motorist is in a critical condition in hospital after a shocking two-vehicle crash on the Princes Highway near Birregurra.
New cases highlight Sydney outbreak’s risk
Victoria has slammed its border shut to New South Wales and recorded its first local COVID cases in nearly a fortnight as a Sydney virus outbreak worsens.
Court news in brief
A woman could face nearly three years off the road over an alleged drink driving incident at Birregurra.
Celebratory pub meal for new Aussie Nicole
Colac’s Nicole Veress will celebrate her newly granted citizenship with a hike and a pub feed.
Kids catch the news bug
Colac and district schoolkids will have the chance to show off their work to family, friends and the wider community in their local paper, with the return of the Colac Herald’s Newspaper in Education program.