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  • Unanimous endorsement for shire mayor Hanson

    Cr Hanson will lead the council for the next 12 months after councillors set the term length and elected her unopposed at a special meeting at COPACC this week.

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  • Shining a light on impacts of road trauma

    A local road safety advocate and Colac’s road police are encouraging motorists to help shine a light on road safety for Friday.

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  • $24 million for new coast trail

    An Otways coast community advocate says she is overwhelmed by a $24-million funding commitment for a major walking trail that would leave a lasting legacy from a bushfire renewal mission.

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  • New thylacine search is on

    An independent big cat researcher says a new testing method could help confirm once and for all the existence of panthers and thylacines in the Otways.

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  • Marg checks out on career

    A Colac supermarket will be without a familiar and friendly face next week, when the store’s longest-serving worker Marg Quickensted retires on Friday after a 45-year career.

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  • Probus members celebrate special reunion

    Having spent eight months unable to meet, members of the Lake Colac Probus Club have reunited.

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  • Lake’s water drops

    Lake Colac’s water level has dropped 5.7cm since last month.

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  • Cool concept to protect bats

    Sprinklers will help bats at Colac’s botanic gardens keep cool through the worst of summer heat, an animal activist MP says. 

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