News

  • Adelaide virus outbreak leads to border shutdown

    Victoria has shut its border with South Australia, and will introduce a permit system for people needing to cross the border.

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  • Letters to the editor

    Readers share their views on bureaucracy, fuel supplies and war veterans.

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  • Award winner revealed today

    A training organisation with hundreds of students in Colac and district will find out today if it has won a prestigious national award.

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  • Ire over election process

    Winchelsea Ward councillor Heather Wellington has aired her grievances with Surf Coast Shire Council’s mayoral election process after her failed bid at council leadership this week.

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  • Mental health staff, beds to increase in G21 region

    Colac and district mental health patients could benefit from more staff and more beds at Geelong, with health services waiting on further details.  

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  • Trust a priority for new mayor

    COVID recovery, climate action and rebuilding the community’s trust underpin new Surf Coast Shire Council mayor Libby Stapleton’s priorities for the next 12 months.

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  • Reckless behaviour under spotlight

    Be careful with the barbecue, and “total fire ban” means just that, with Colac and district police targeting reckless fire behaviour as part of a state-wide operation.  

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  • Police investigating thefts

    Police are investigating multiple thefts in Colac’s Murray Street, including from a discount store and car dealership.

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