News

  • Hospital building case for upgrade

    Colac Area Health’s chief says an increase in urgent care presentations by 8.3 per cent last financial year builds a case for improving the department and possibly opening an emergency department.

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  • Lake level decrease

    Lake Colac’s water level has dropped by 8.2 centimetres since last month, following a 5.7cm drop the month before.

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  • Dining ‘parklets’ open at Apollo Bay

    Central Apollo Bay has transformed, with timber structures creating new outdoor dining spaces in the main street.

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  • Expansion plans for Otways camp

    New facilities for a free Otways campground will help the site host thousands more campers every year.

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  • Report clears gas drilling

    South-west Victoria has “significant” undiscovered natural gas underground and work to tap into it can start in 2021, a State Government report has found.

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  • Aspiring artist waits on muse

    Lexi Gottlibsen’s creativity depends on her mood, with the young artist taking on new projects as it suits her.

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  • Fishers aim for market rebound

    Apollo Bay’s fishing industry has had a tough 2020, but fisher hope for a domestic-leg market rebound in 2021.

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  • Future stays strong for city’s saleyards

    Challenges and changes haven’t dimmed the Colac Regional Saleyards’ future, with the community adapting to COVID restrictions and new management at the facilities this year.

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