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Road investment for Winchelsea’s future
MORE than $365 million in road and bridge upgrades could boost investment and attract new residents to Winchelsea.
Chiropractor one of shire’s top workers
COLAC'S Rahni Buchanan is the latest Westvic Staffing Solutions employee of the month.
Lions share winning recipe
THE PIONEERS of a Colac district soup contest will take the idea to a Pacific forum next week.
Radio manager earns ‘influential’ title
COLAC'S Cathy Jubb says the radio industry isn’t the “boys’ club” it was 20 years ago.
Talented teenager wins second award
COLAC teen Ashleigh Green has won her second short story prize in two years.
Landcare celebration for silver anniversary
COLAC district Landcare groups keep fighting to improve the environment, 25 years after the national network began.
Seeking men who Do Care
A COLAC group is looking for men to visit senior citizens.
Choppers threaten Otways peace and quiet
OTWAYS tourism operators, farmers and residents fear the noise of tourist helicopters could drown the region’s peaceful lifestyle and scare off touris
Forecasters predict warm and sunny spring
COLAC and district lake and weather watchers will pray for rain this spring on the back of a mild and dry August.
Father’s Day came a year earlier
COLAC'S Tristan Akehurst will have the happiest of Father’s Days.
Honesty is Colac youngster’s policy
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Sienna Buckle doesn’t live by the saying “finders keepers”.
Thieves steal bison head
COLAC police are investigating the theft of a bison head from a property at Forrest.
Busy month as actors prepare for show
DRAMA group The Colac Players will have an intense September during the final weeks of rehearsals for its October show Tartuffe.
No change in wind for wind farms
A WIND FARM developer has confirmed changes to State Government regulations will not affect the company’s wind farm projects in the Colac district.
Stem cell hopes for paralysed Colac boy
Colac’s Janet Areja hopes her son Kieron will regain feeling in his legs after receiving groundbreaking stem cell treatment.
Grass fire risk increases across district
Colac and district fire authorities are warning of an increased risk of fast-moving grass fires this summer.
