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Ready to pound pavement
Residents of Elliminyt’s Tulloh Street can get to school more safely after the completion of a new footpath.
Timely rescue for lost pup
A Winchelsea pooch is back in his warm home after spending nine cold nights lost outside.
GALLERY: Students prepare a treat
Colac Specialist School families donned their baking aprons and flour-dusted their kitchen benches this week as they prepared snacks for the school’s annual morning tea fundraiser.
Shire must double its house stock
Hundreds more social housing dwellings are required to meet the need within Colac Otway Shire, a new report says.
Shots unused: low demand and doctor shortage hit vaccine rollout
Hundreds of COVID-19 vaccines continue to get unused in Colac as community members hesitate to get the jab, a clinic manager says.
Call to scrap fossil fuel plans
Colac Otway climate campaigners have urged the Federal Government to heed a global energy agency’s warning against new fossil fuel investment to prevent drastic global warming impacts.
Clubs scoop up cash support
Colac and district residents can now support their local sporting club by buying their favourite ice cream, with a grassroots crowd-funding program launched in the region.
Burnoff ignited at Carlisle River
Fire authorities ignited a 110-hectare burn near Carlisle River this week.