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  • District farmers win dairy sector honour

    Pomborneit dairy farmers Terry and Joanne Place earned honours as top employers at this year’s Great South West Dairy Awards.

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  • Plans for more coastal walls to stop erosion

    A new rock wall is protecting the Skenes Creek coast from erosion, with plans underway for three more walls.

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  • Coast needs cash injection to cope with tourist influx

    The Great Ocean Road needs greater investment to cope with increased tourism when Avalon Airport opens its international terminal, Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce’s president says.

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  • Call-out numbers surprise SES unit controller

    Colac and district’s State Emergency Services volunteers are relieved that they only had to attend five incidents after severe weather and strong winds hit the region.

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  • Police station nearly complete

    Colac’s multi-million-dollar police station is on track to open in three months, giving officers and specialist units state-of-the-art facilities to work from.

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  • Winery taking over former Cororooke dairy factory

    Change is in the air at Cororooke as Red Rock Winery brings life back to the town’s former Fonterra factory buildings.

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  • Council limited with look

    Colac Otway Shire Council wants the entrances to Colac to look attractive, but it has limited options to make improvements at Colac’s eastern outskirts.

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  • Call to turn recycling crisis into council opportunity

    A Colac Otway Shire councillor says Australia’s recycling crisis could provide the Colac district with employment and industry opportunities.

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