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Men urged to put health first
A Colac doctor says a healthy diet, regular physical exercise and GP check-ups are the best ways men can look after their health.
Seismic report dismays Apollo Bay fishers
A long-awaited Federal Parliament inquiry has stopped short of endorsing a ban on seismic testing in Australia, frustrating local fishers.
Fox attack: victim issues warning after Birre mauling
An 80-year-old Birregurra marathon runner’s bloody tangle with a vicious fox has ended with a rabies shot and a warning about taking on feral animals.
Colac petrol prices up
Colac motorists were paying at least 10 cents a litre extra at the fuel pump this week compared with their regional neighbours.
Bridge collapses as truck crosses
A truck driver who luckily escaped injury when a bridge collapsed beneath his vehicle at Chapple Vale says the bridge’s pylons were “absolutely rotten”.
Federal Government to auction offshore Otway gas fields
The Federal Government is inviting bids for potential offshore gas fields just a few kilometres from the Twelve Apostles.
Storm leaves water on road
High rainfall in Colac during the week caused more flooding in residential streets.
City travellers, footy crowds can return under new COVID rules
A border separating regional Victorian and Melbourne will lift and density limits will ease for a host of venues under new COVID rules that take effect Friday.