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  • BIRRE BOOST: $5.7M for major internet upgrades

    Birregurra will soon benefit from top-of-the-range internet connections, with the Federal Government to spend $5.7 million on new technology.

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  • Library changeover date looms

    Colac and Apollo Bay library members will still be able to borrow books from their libraries, while the Corangamite Regional Library Corporation prepares for the branches’ departures.

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  • Aboriginal group rejects lease claim

    Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation has hit back at claims it influenced negotiations of an extended lease for a tourism business at Cape Otway Lighthouse.

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  • Rails trapping wildlife on road

    Apollo Bay residents are concerned about solid guardrails being a danger to motorists, pedestrians, and wildlife on the main road to Colac.

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  • Geelong no threat to saleyards

    Colac Otway Shire Council and the district’s livestock association chief say a potential new selling centre at Geelong would not affect Colac’s saleyards.

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  • Native birds fascinate breeder from early age

    A lifetime’s contribution to aviculture has earned Elliminyt’s Graeme Hyde an Order of Australia award.

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  • Colac SES boat volunteers rescue Gippsland residents

    Colac SES crew members have lent a hand to Gippsland residents, helping them evacuate from their homes as floods swept the region.

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  • Upwards waterfall wows coastal onlookers

    You’ve heard of raining sideways – but what about water falling upwards?

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