News
Outbreak grows as MP calls for ring of steel return
The State Government has refused to rule out an extension to the current lockdown or a “ring of steel” metropolitan border as the state’s COVID outbreak grows.
Chamber welcomes package for hard-hit traders
Colac Chamber of Commerce has backed a State Government support package for businesses impacted by the current lockdown.
Cape koalas moved on
More than 90 koalas are settling into their new home in the Great Otway National Park near Lorne after being translocated from the over-browsed Cape Otway.
Police seeking info on dangerous thief
A “dangerous petrol thief” who evaded police has struck at Colac, with police appealing to the public for information to help catch him.
Beauty and the greased: lovebirds gaining Ford momentum
Meet Dale McGoldrick and the two great loves of his life: his fiancé Ange and his middle-aged mistress, a 1971 four-speed V8 Ford Falcon XY.
Cyclist hits 1000km for Salvos
Beeac’s Luke Lethbridge has smashed out the kilometres and his fundraising target in his month-long effort to support the Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal.
May rain wrap, and south west winter climate outlook
Colac Otway rain gauges caught mixed results in May, but Colac’s official weather station recorded a wetter-than-average month.
Nice day for a White wedding
A former Colac district man and his now-wife married just before a snap lockdown could cancel their plans, after a stressful scramble to bring their wedding forward by 24 hours.