News

  • News in brief

    Call for witnesses to fire Colac Police and Colac Fire Brigade were called to a fire at about 7pm on Thursday night which damaged seating at Colac’s Eastern Reserve. The fire which destroyed a chair and burnt a timber bench in the spectators’ hut was another disappointment for the resident baseball and cricket clubs. The […]

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  • ANZAC Day driver blows 0.126

    A motorist caught by a next-day breath test in Colac has lost his driving privileges for 12 months.

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  • EDITORIAL: Perspective on carbon offset vote

    A canny carbon compromise, or a lose-lose for council and the community?

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  • Kitchen gardens to dream Landcare role

    One of the secret ingredients to Abby Imhoff’s successes in life has evolved through sustainable edible gardens and what they can deliver to communities.

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  • Paw-fect weekend at Warrion

    From gundogs to toy breeds – all exquisitely groomed – more than 400 purebred dogs and their dedicated owners converged on the Warrion Recreation Reserve for Colac’s kennel clubs’ annual show.

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  • Victim’s road safety plea

    “I remember the whole thing, I looked to the right and saw his bull-bar coming for me… I know it’s something I’m going to live with for the rest of my life.”

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  • Dramatic results of ancient art

    Not many have heard of the art medium of encaustics.

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  • Have your say on Colac Otway spending

    Recycling costs, election expenditure and “poor” investment in new footpaths have all come under fire from Colac Otway Shire councillors.

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