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Election candidates finalised
Eight candidates will contest the ultra-marginal Corangamite seat at next month’s federal election, with a draw putting Labor’s Libby Coker above incumbent Liberal Sarah Henderson.
RISE REJECTED
Colac Otway Shire Councillors have rejected a proposal for a two-per-cent rate rise, instead calling for a rise of just half a per cent.
RATES DEBATE
Ratepayers could be facing a two-per-cent rate rise in Colac Otway Shire next financial year, with councillors set to vote on the proposed rise today.
Family pays tribute to father-son lifesavers
The family of Cooriemungle’s Ross and Andrew Powell will remember the men as gentle, compassionate, loving and selfless, while the community mourns the loss of two likeable and dedicated local leaders.
Otway family back together
A sense of normality is returning for a Beech Forest family, after an eight-month ordeal that kept them a hemisphere apart.
Early-morning fire destroys a Barongarook house
An early-morning fire destroyed a Barongarook house yesterday, with police working throughout the day to determine the fire’s cause.
Baby cousins share more than just a birthday
When cousins Mila McCarthy and Ted Baulch were due to be born eight days apart, their family joked of a possible shared birthday, but never wished for what would unfold.
Talented tradesman is off to world titles
A skilled Elliminyt tradie will be Australia’s sole joinery competitor at an international competition in Russia, where he’ll face the world’s best young joiners.