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Council and fashion icon set to inspire businesses
Fashion icon Lisa Gorman will share her entrepreneurial expertise over breakfast in Camperdown this month.
Local finalists in south west dairy awards
Colac district farmers and a Colac agricultural business manager are among the list of finalists in the service provider category in this year’s Great South West Dairy Awards.
Student’s herd work pays off
Colac Secondary College Year 10 student Adriana Suares says undergoing work experience at Herd Improvement Co-Operative’s Colac branch was a valuable move for a future in agricultural work.
Trinity returns to fundamentals
Trinity College Colac has looked at the past to roll-out a new initiative that aims to promote calm classrooms, and the benefits are already being felt throughout the junior school learning areas.
Healthy choices for Birre kids
Birregurra’s Mia Kilfoyle is providing health and wellbeing standards of a national level at her outside school hours care service, after recently completing the Vic Kids Eat Well program.
Food theft rises despite help
Supermarket theft has skyrocketed in Colac, latest crime data shows, with more people than ever resorting to pilfering to fill their pantries.
CFA warning to monitor burn-offs
Fire crews are warning landowners to take extra precautions when conducting a burn-off, after responding to more than 800 incidents in 2023.
Company fined for safety risk
A Colac district electrical company has been slapped with a $8500 fine for risking the safety of its third-year apprentice while preparing to install solar panels on a Colac business.