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  • Fire damages laundromat

    Smoke and flames were briefly visible from Colac’s main street on Sunday when local fire brigades responded to a laundromat fire.

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  • MG Trading employees in isolation, stores closed

    Colac’s MG Trading has no set reopening date and the company has closed its Simpson store after a Colac employee tested positive for COVID-19.

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  • Teacher shocked at nomination

    An Elliminyt lifesaver and educator is “blown away” after making the top three in a state-wide award.

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  • Wave of relief for rescuers

    Emergency services were relieved to discover a Peterborough rescue was a false alarm, when a group of surfers paddled themselves to shore after their boat capsized in the ocean.

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  • Massive ocean fish washes up at coast

    Kennett River had an unusual guest appearance on the weekend when a sunfish washed ashore to the surprise of weekend travellers. Geelong resident Bruce Beynon, and his partner Tamara Wright and her son Jack had travelled to Kennett River to stay at his parents’ permanent caravan at the Kennett River Holiday Park on Saturday afternoon. […]

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  • Marvellous bushland beyond the fenceline

    Weather is the only limit for Birregurra painter Inge O’Leary, as she turns to her back yard for inspiration and a new canvas.

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  • Council commends stalwarts

    Colac Otway Shire Council has paid tribute to three community stalwarts who died recently.

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  • 54 active cases in Colac Otway, 50 linked to ALC

    There are now 54 active COVID-19 cases in Colac Otway.

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