News

  • Fire crews help secure state’s borders

    Forest fire crew members from Colac and district have been helping manage COVID-19 checkpoints.

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  • Tourist sector shows signs of a recovery

    Apollo Bay’s tourism industry is showing signs of recovery from the COVID pandemic, with accommodation providers holding forward bookings through to April’s school holidays.

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  • Uni offer caps off a big year

    Dana Lucas thought she wouldn’t even be able to sit her Year 12 exams last year because of the pandemic, but now the Colac Secondary College graduate is looking toward university life.

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  • Busy first weekly sale in Colac

    Colac Regional Saleyards was a hive of activity for the first weekly fat sale of 2021.

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  • Traders thrilled with Bay ‘parklets’

    The introduction of new outdoor dining “parklets” at Apollo Bay has received mostly praise from the town’s traders and customers, Chamber of Commerce president Bob Knowles says.

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  • Youths band together to explore creativity

    Young artists Venus Bahlaw and Matthew Claridge don’t limit themselves as they look beyond what they see in front of them for inspiration.

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  • Surprise win for coffee fan

    A daily coffee habit has earned $10,000 for Colac’s Carolyn Arnold.

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  • Retirement beckons doctor

    Apollo Bay doctor Denise Ruth says she’ll have mixed feelings when she retires after a 45-year career.

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