News

  • Big hopes for new velodrome

    The Colac Cycling Club is on track to attract new members to the club with a new purpose-built velodrome.

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  • PUT IN A GRANNY FLAT: Council encourages landowners to build in back yards

    More granny flats and bungalows could help with Colac’s housing crunch, and Colac Otway Shire Council will write to owners of vacant properties in a bid to speed up supply.

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  • Push to declare housing crisis

    Lorne councillor Gary Allen will push Surf Coast Shire Council to declare a key-worker accommodation crisis as local businesses battle to fill staff vacancies.

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  • Palliative care in the spotlight

    A Colac community-owned hospice is using National Palliative Care Week to connect with the community about understanding palliative care.

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  • Space mission for storytime

    Colac and district children had an out-of-this-world experience at Colac Library as part of Simultaneous Storytime.

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  • Doctor stars on TV show

    A Colac export working as an emergency doctor will feature in a TV show that takes viewers inside the walls of the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

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  • Rural news in brief

    A new Climate Resilient Farms project will establish 10 additional climate-resilient exemplar farms in south-west Victoria.

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  • Vealers fetch 470¢ at weekly market

    Vealers attracted good prices at Colac’s weekly cattle sale, but the overall yarding was down in size.

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