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  • Tourism businesses brace for a quiet long weekend

    Colac and district tourism businesses are expecting losses for the upcoming long weekend, with Melburnians unable to travel to regional areas.

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  • Canberra backs Victorian quarantine hub

    The State and Federal governments have struck a deal for a Victorian returned-traveller quarantine facility, but the site’s destination remains up in the air.

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  • Ex-mayor slams worker costs

    A former Colac Otway Shire mayor has blasted the council’s employee costs and called for more infrastructure like new footpaths and electrical outlets at Lake Colac’s foreshore.

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  • Lockdown locked in, support for tourism

    The State Government has doused hopes of an early end to circuit-breaker lockdown restrictions, indicating it will make no changes until Thursday night.

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  • Outgoing president wins lifelong award

    You won’t find many people more passionate about jersey cows than Cooriemungle’s Chris MacKenzie.

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  • Been there, dunnart

    A survey in the Otways has discovered nine native mammal species, including two threatened species.

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  • A welcome sign for city entrance

    A long-awaited entrance sign for Colac has appeared at the city’s eastern entry. The community is already praising the welcome development, while there is mystery around its construction.

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  • Election victory for dairy farmer

    Larpent’s Mark Billing is United Dairyfarmers of Victoria’s new vice-president.

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