News

  • EDITORIAL: Don’t worry. Our commitment to local news continues

    Recent decisions by multinational billionaire-owned companies like Google and Facebook to block Australian news content have shown they don’t care about Australia.

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  • Officer will miss talented teens

    Talented and diverse is how Colac Youth Health Hub’s departing youth engagement officer Scarlet Cridland describes Colac Otway Shire’s young people.

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  • Lent an internal journey

    While the COVID-19 lockdown impacted traditional celebrations of Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday this week, Colac’s Catholic priest has encouraged people to personally reflect on the meaning of Lent.

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  • Welcome return for fire team

    Colac’s fire Incident Control Centre was a hive of activity during Otways burnoffs this week, after being almost empty during planned burns last year.

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  • Millions flowing for road works

    Upgrades worth $3 million to improve Apollo Bay roads are due to finish by mid-year.

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  • Gas work disruption

    Upgrades to Colac’s gas mains have continued this week, causing road closures.

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  • It’s desperate: Colac worker shortages worsening since pandemic

    Businesses, recruiters and community leaders agree – a workers shortage is hurting Colac trade, and has worsened during the COVID-19 situation.  

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  • Church ceases auction

    Winchelsea’s Uniting Church Annual Auction committee has discontinued the event, just shy of its 50th year.

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