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Cattle underpass grants extended
Colac and district farmers are quickly taking up funding from an extended cattle underpass scheme after the program stalled earlier this year.
COVID-19 fragments found in Colac’s wastewater
The Health Department has detected “very low levels” of coronavirus fragments in Colac’s wastewater, and is urging anyone with symptoms to get tested.
Plea over campfire safety
Forest Fire Management Victoria is urging campers in the Otway Ranges to ensure their campfires don’t become bushfires, as summer approaches and temperatures rise.
Lookout devastated over tower’s closure
A firefighter who has manned Mount Gellibrand’s fire-spotting tower has shared his devastation at the decision to close the tower and emphasised how vital the tower is.
COVID warning was a mistake
An accidental social media post from the Department of Health and Human Services might have frightened a few Colac residents, but there was no need for alarm due to a graphic error.
Police charge would-be Colac doctor
Police have charged a doctor who was set to work in Colac medical centres with rape and sexual assault.
Colac’s growth plan gets the green light
Victoria’s Planning Minister has finally given the green light to a plan that will expand Colac’s boundaries and guide development for the next three decades.
Power flowing from turbine
A wind farm at Ferguson is now complete and half of the farm is operational.