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Pilots’ spirits soaring with airfield upgrade
Colac’s airfield has landed a major grant that will help boost use and enable expansion, with users excited about the facility’s future.
Builder welcomes scheme
A Colac builder says new Federal Government grants for building and renovating homes will have a knock-on effect for other trades and workers.
Avid readers enjoying book donations
“I would be lost without a book.”
Mercy Place Colac resident Betty Tucker is just one of the many residents who have been busy reading books donated to the aged care home.
Petitions jostle for politicians’ interest
Polwarth MP Richard Riordan returned to State Parliament yesterday, with Colac and district petitions on the house’s agenda.
Extra day to fill up at Bay
Fuel giant Caltex has agreed to increase access to fuel for Apollo Bay residents while the town’s petrol station undergoes a redevelopment, following community backlash from its original proposal.
Waiting game for extra trains
A fifth daily train service for Colac can’t be a reality until at least late 2021, a Colac campaigner says.
Colac cops raise money for fallen
A Colac detective has pounded the pavement for hundreds of kilometres and raised thousands of dollars for families of fallen police officers.
Trash tossers torment traders
Illegal dumpers are unloading their trash onto Colac businesses, with traders wearing the cost and urging residents to keep an eye peeled for suspicious behaviour. ABS Colac’s Tim Phillips was this week forced to clean out his scrap metal bin and foot the bill, after partyers staked out his dumpsters and filled them with food […]