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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 […]
Birre solar project progressing
A community-led project will see Birregurra Community Health Centre convert to solar power this month, with hopes other businesses and homes in the town will follow suit.
Rewarding work for Colac man
With a desire to challenge himself with new experiences and help people along the way, Colac man Jamie Drew has spent the past year volunteering and sharing his skills with the people of Myanmar.
Centre unveils new-look gym
Colac’s Bluewater gym will reopen this month, with new equipment and a fresh music system ready to greet users.
Advocates urge governments to fund Prin
South-west Victorian road advocates are renewing their calls for a funding fast-track for further upgrades to the Princes Highway west of Colac.
Green light for farm zone home
Shire councillors have overruled planning officers and have instead approved a family’s plans for a home on a small rural block on the edge of Colac. Councillors were divided over the plans for a four-bedroom home on a 9000-square-metre block on Deans Creek Road, Elliminyt, which is in a farming zone. Faming zone rules discourage […]