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  • Polished Porsches pop in to visit Cororooke

    More than 300 Porsches cruised down the usually quiet streets of Cororooke for a gathering at the town’s former Fonterra factory buildings.

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  • Group wants bats protected

    Bat advocates will meet at the Colac Botanic Gardens on Monday after coming closer to securing a win for their winged friends.

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  • District intersections left without road signs

    A Colac district resident is calling on road authorities to urgently replace road signs and increase directional signs to increase safety at a Cororooke “short cut”.

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  • Pumping of borefield faces federal inquiry

    Federal Environment Minister Melissa Price will investigate whether Barwon Water’s Barwon Downs groundwater pumping could have led to breaches of national laws protecting vulnerable species.

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  • Last Colanda residents to move in late 2019

    Colac’s Colanda centre could close six months later than initially planned, with health officials pushing back the closure towards the end of 2019.

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  • Burnt car near burnout marks

    Cobden police are appealing for witnesses after the discovery of a car burnt beyond recognition on a road south of the town.

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  • Colac to have new entrances

    Colac will soon have a revamped western entrance, with Colac Otway Shire Council finalising concept designs for a sign welcoming motorists.

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  • Confusing backflip in baby’s visa case

    Immigration officials have shattered an Otways family’s hopes of a reunion, telling them to take their baby on a 4000-kilometre trip for DNA testing.

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