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No all-access toilets in upgrade
Colac Courthouse upgrades will provide a safer courthouse for attendees but not provide all-access toilets for people with disability.
Recipient encourages people to sign up to donate
“I hope people realise how grateful us recipients are when you receive a kidney, and how it can change our lives, it’s just amazing.”
Terry Woodcroft resigns from Colac Otway Shire Council
Colac Otway Shire councillor of almost six years Terry Woodcroft has resigned from his role on the council.
Services lacking at Colac West
Business and community leaders say urgent action is essential to address the lack of infrastructure at Colac West which is causing major problems for commercial growth in an area earmarked for business.
Donor’s decision saves lives
“I said to the nurse ‘will you hold his hand’, and she said ‘we will hug him, we will give him all the respect, he’s a hero, and we will treat him as a hero’.”
Coalition wants single body to manage Great Ocean Road
One authority will manage the Great Ocean Road if the Liberal-Nationals win government at November’s state election, prompting a call for bipartisan support for the commitment.
Former school lies abandoned
A Barongarook resident hopes for Colac and district schools to make use of the former Barongarook Primary School site as a teaching space.
Priest says it’s time to focus on migrants’ achievements
A Colac district community leader says the region’s African immigrants are “achieving great things” with the support of the wider community.