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  • Hospital chief muses on mental health idea

    Colac Area Health patients presenting with mental health conditions could benefit from basing mental health workers at Colac Hospital, chief executive Geoff Iles says.

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  • Corangamite MP announces commitment to pool

    Apollo Bay’s community will celebrate securing the remaining $180,000 funding needed to upgrade the town’s swimming pool after years of campaigning.

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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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