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Campaigner puts forward case for Corangamite
Colac’s Phil Edge remains hopeful that Colac will stay in the federal electorate of Corangamite after speaking at an Australian Electoral Commission hearing at Winchelsea yesterday.
Health demand grows
Colac Area Health has more patients using urgent and acute care services this year, but overall is meeting less than half of Colac Otway Shire’s health needs.
Push for more security upgrades to courthouse
Colac’s courthouse needs more safety upgrades and the State Government needs a long-term plan for a new facility, a court activist says.
Man flees burning building after standoff
A siege in Colac ended in an arrest yesterday after a man who police were in negotiations with left a burning home and tried to flee the scene.
‘Callous’ proposal stuns animal carer
Wildlife carer Ron Anstis has called a proposal to restrict rehabilitation of wildlife an “irresponsible and callous move”.
Objector blockades street
Initial work on $1.4-million landslip stabilisation project at Separation Creek is at a standstill, with a resident placing a gate across a section of a road to block access to contractors.
Community calls for more funding
Almost 1200 people have supported an old Beechy Rail Trial campaign calling for more funding to make sure the asset remains a viable tourist attraction.
MP wants education system to tackle school attendance
Polwarth MP Richard Riordan says Colac and district needs a plan for “complete reform” of education that “brings the community together”.