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  • Surf’s up for adventurous koala at Apollo Bay

    Images of a koala checking out the surf at a popular Apollo Bay beach are receiving plenty of attention.

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  • Sawmill boss muses on big year

    AKD boss Shane Vicary sat down with the Colac Herald’s Jacob Traynor for an honest talk about how the producer and key employer performed in 2020, and how a boom in timber demand is keeping locals in jobs.  

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  • Shortage of workers hampering recovery

    Apollo Bay businesses say a shortage of workers is forcing them to close their doors more often, which is hurting what should be key COVID-recovery trade during the town’s peak season. 

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  • Cressy streets flood in storm

    Cressy residents say it’s the worst storm they’ve ever seen. And it was over just as quickly as it came.

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  • Busy weekend for virus clinic

    Colac’s COVID-19 testing clinic opened at short notice across the weekend as scores of returned interstate travellers sought tests after outbreaks in Sydney and Melbourne.

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  • Colac ‘lucky’ to escape storm damage

    Water inundated Colac streets during a weekend storm, but there was no major damage to homes.

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  • Volunteer brigade burgled

    Thieves have forced entry into a Colac district fire brigade, making away with vital equipment on the eve of fire season.

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  • Common thread for three mayors

    With Colac Otway Shire recently electing Kate Hanson as new mayor , the Colac Herald’s Greta Lannen caught up with Cr Hanson and the shire’s previous female mayors, Lyn Russell and Helen Paatsch, to discuss their time on council and experiences as mayor.

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