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Billboard decision upheld by VCAT
A tribunal has thwarted plans for a big billboard at Colac’s western entrance.
Money for student expenses will help families
A Colac primary school council president says the State Government announcement of a $400 bonus for students was a “real comforting thought” for families dealing with cost-of-living pressures.
No conviction for drunk p-plater
A court magistrate says she faced one of her hardest sentencing exercises when deciding the fate of a 22-year-old man who recklessly got behind the wheel of a car after hours of drinking and drug taking, driving four friends around the south-west before crashing.
Annual Otways Trail run raises $25K for hospital
A $25,000 donation from the Colac Rotary Club to the Colac Area Health Foundation will be spent on vital equipment for Colac Area Health’s maternity care services.
Salvos plan safe space for teens
Transforming Colac’s Salvos into a safe space for young people to “drop in” could be a reality from next month.
Safety survey to help police
How safe do you feel in Colac and district? That’s the question police want people to answer in a new survey that’s online this month.
Police hunt driver amid multiple district crashes
Police were tracking down the driver who T-boned a woman’s vehicle and fled the scene in Colac yesterday morning.
Long-lost father and son unite in Colac
For the first time in his life, Edwin Ellis has met his 63-year-old son.