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  • Colac Otway rejigs budget for 2020-21

    Colac Otway Shire Council is reworking its annual budget to take the impacts of coronavirus into account.

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  • Corangamite faces postal by-election

    Corangamite Shire’s next councillor will only serve in the role for four months.

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  • Fire season ends Monday, but take care with burns

    People can expect to see burnoffs and smoke when the fire danger period ends on Monday across the Colac Otway and Corangamite shires.

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  • Have your say on library’s future

    Residents can have a say on the future of Colac and Apollo Bay’s public libraries, as civic leaders ponder whether to switch library corporations to get wider services.

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  • Italian paradise faces devastation

    “Until you are living it, it is difficult to comprehend.”
    A former Colac district man and his family are living in lockdown in Italy, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to grip the country with devastating effects.

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  • War memorial will be ready by November

    Surf Coast Shire Council is aiming to have two new war memorial cairns at Winchelsea complete by Remembrance Day this year.

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  • Accused burglar refused bail

    A mother’s love and a $5000 surety have failed to sway a magistrate to grant bail to a Colac man accused of burglary and theft.

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  • $850,000 for Apollo Bay coward punch victim

    An Apollo Bay man who was the victim of a king hit near a local pub will receive an $850,000 payout – but not from his attacker.

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