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SES hones search skills
Colac’s SES volunteers are refreshing their water skills as more boats take to Lake Colac during summer.
Letters to the editor
Readers comment on Colac entrance signs, weeds along Barongarook Creek, racism and more.
Fire tanker artwork recognises Indigenous culture
An Otways firefighting tanker has got a flash new paint job that acknowledges the region’s Aboriginal heritage.
Call for more Colac JPs
Western Victoria MP Stuart Grimley has called on the State Government to back a recruitment campaign to address a shortage of Justices of the Peace.
Market to showcase best of Deans Marsh
Some of the Otways’ best local produce, crafts and entertainment will be on offer at this weekend’s Deans Marsh Market.
Gas company must repair footpaths
Colac gas supplier AusNet Services says it will permanently reinstate Murray Street’s new footpaths after tearing them up for gas works.
Offenders keep Colac police busy
Night-time Colac road patrols have nabbed a P-plater allegedly driving with false number plates, while an unlicensed driver could have his partner’s car crushed following a police intercept.
Man jailed after Bay incidents
A former Apollo Bay footballer who choked a woman and broke into a house and threatened to kill the occupant and himself has been sentenced to four years’ prison.