News

  • Tractor and truck crash in fog

    An Otways farmer is in hospital in a stable condition after his tractor and a log truck collided in heavy fog.

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  • Changes to Colac growth plan

    Two Elliminyt property owners have swayed Colac Otway Shire Councillors to change a 30-year Colac growth plan to better reflect how they want to develop their land.

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  • Winner has plenty of reasons to smile

    A Colac teen has won a $2000 prize, all for shopping local.

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  • First gold for Colac club in more than a decade

    Promising Colac junior athlete Ellinor Borrack has ended a 14-year-drought for Colac athletes at this year’s little athletics state championships.

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  • Bridge work stalls after discovery of Aboriginal remains

    An Indigenous cultural officer says there are likely more Aboriginal burials near Colac’s Barongarook Creek, where road workers uncovered Aboriginal remains this week.

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  • Prisoner transport catches fire

    Three prisoners from Warrnambool made a surprise pit stop in Colac this week when their transport truck caught fire.

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  • New church nearing completion

    Patience is a virtue for members of Colac’s Baptist Church, with construction of a new church taking 12 months longer than expected.

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  • Growing interest in lifting Princes Highway speed limit

    A campaign to raise the speed limit of the Princes Highway West has gained momentum, attracting support from motorists, media and parliamentarians.

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