News
Financial acumen for new RSL board
Fresh faces and community members with business backgrounds will help steer the Colac RSL committee.
Finding strength after loss
In a year when many people experienced varying forms of grief, a Colac event will aim to support people and provide strategies to cope in challenging times.
Healthy lake levels excite yacht club
Colac sailors will have to wait another 12 months to host a national championships event but are anticipating their best summer season in years.
Doctor facing licence review
Australia’s medical board has renewed a push to completely suspend a Colac doctor charged with rape and other offences.
Grassfire risks high for region
Colac and district’s risk of grassfire is higher than normal this summer, with bushfire risk present but less severe.
Retail revival
Retailers in Colac’s Murray Street say a groundswell of community support for buying local is driving bumper trade in the city.
New bump protects kids
The construction of speed humps on Colac’s Wilson Street is a great start to improving the safety of the Colac Specialist School community, the school’s principal Cameron Peverett says.
Shedding of virus not a public risk
The source of viral coronavirus fragments in Colac’s wastewater is likely a person who has recently recovered from COVID-19 and is not contagious, the Department of Health and Human Services says.