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  • Council to woo electric blue?

    Climate Action Team’s Jeff Cooke says now is the time for Colac Otway Shire Council to “bite the bullet” and apply for funding to electrify its largest gas consumer Bluewater Leisure Centre.

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  • Man fined over mean texts to mother

    A 43-year-old man who verbally abused his 77-year-old mother over text has walked from court without a conviction but must pay a $500 fine.

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  • Colac store sale attracts crowd

    Livestock agent Matt Nelson said Friday’s store cattle sale at the Colac Saleyards saw about 350 head go under the hammer.

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  • Winchelsea community to hear from CORA chief

    Cape Otway Road Australia’s Daryl Pelchen will feature at Growing Winchelsea’s first general meeting of the year tomorrow.

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  • Group supports independents

    An independent lobby group is taking to the kitchen table to answer that age old question: what does Wannon want?

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  • Rain welcome after dry but district needs more

    Irrewarra’s John Martin says farmers are now playing the waiting game for the proper autumn break to settle in across the district.

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  • Rain positive but unlikely to impact store sale

    Charles Stewart livestock agent Matt Nelson says although this week’s rain was a “positive step” for cattle markets, it’s too early to have a major impact on numbers at today’s store sale.

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  • Safety concerns with no answers

    There’s an unsafe situation on the streets of Colac, and at the heart of it is a person who needs help — and is not getting it.

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