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Former drug addict turns his life around
“At the start I’d just have it on weekends and then it got worse and worse and I needed more and more; I’d become a shadow of my former self.”
Scam targets older people
Scammers have stolen $3000 from an elderly Colac district man, posing as callers from Telstra and luring him into buying iTunes cards.
WHALE TRAPPED
Authorities are searching for a distressed southern right whale seen entangled in rope offshore near Apollo Bay.
Trust wants Colac’s Colanda site for future burials
Colac’s Colanda Centre could become a new cemetery if the State Government acts on an a proposal from Geelong Cemeteries Trust to take over the site.
Mum praises decision to cut treatment costs
A Colac mother is relieved her son will have access to a life-changing cystic fibrosis drug after the Federal Government decided to subsidise the treatment.
Creekside pathways proposed
Two pathways linking Colac’s lake and creeks are among initiatives in Colac Otway Shire Council’s draft Colac 2050 Growth Plan coming out next month.
Barwon Water project turns waste to energy
Colac’s sustainability is set to reach a new level, with Barwon Water initiating an innovative project to turn organic waste from three major industries into energy.
Netballer on the rise after leaving warzone
Colac district netball rising star Nour Alkurd knows she wouldn’t have the opportunities she has today if her family hadn’t escaped the warzone in Palestine’s Gaza Strip.