News

  • Quieter New Year for families

    Family gatherings, international FaceTimes and trips to the city are among the festivities planned for Colac’s Chinese community when it celebrates Lunar New Year this week.

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  • Offender turning his world around

    A Colac 20-year-old has pleaded guilty to a string of driving offences and breaching an intervention order, but reports indicate he has “turned a corner” since spending time in jail.

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  • Letters to the Editor

    Readers share views on splitting Lake Colac into smaller lakes, and grants for music events.

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  • MP backs entrance work

     A Colac MP is calling on Colac Otway Shire Council to beautify the city’s entrances.  

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  • Council keeps seeking a future for Target shop

    Potential Colac retailers are interested in the Target building space but are hesitant because of the COVID-19 situation.

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  • Country musicians thrilled to be back

    An iconic Colac country music get-together has returned after nearly a year, with organisers praising the turnout.

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  • Council aims to finish velodrome soon

    A cooler, inconsistent summer is delaying the finishing touches to Colac’s velodrome, but Colac Otway Shire Council hopes contractors will complete the project this month.  

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  • Teen missing in Great Otway National Park found at Johanna

    Police have found a teenager missing for 16 hours in the Great Otway National Park, 18 kilometres from where he became lost.

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