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  • Angle grinder sparks farm blaze

    A Country Fire Authority member is reminding people to have firefighting equipment on hand after crews attended two blazes within the Colac district on Wednesday.

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  • Community members rush to help crash victims

    Family members of two Colac pedestrians who were hit by a vehicle while crossing Murray Street are thankful to community members and emergency services for their life-saving work.

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  • Call for a permanent intersection solution

    Barwon Downs Fire Brigade captain Gavin Brien says VicRoads’ safety improvements at a Birregurra south crash hotspot are a start but not an ideal long-term solution.

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  • Minister to make resort ruling

    State Planning Minister Richard Wynne has “called in” an application for a proposed $70-million resort near Apollo Bay.

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  • Colac mother fights back from 30-day coma

    Colac’s Junice Conway says spending about 30 days in a coma, experiencing horrific nightmares, and learning to walk again was still easier than what her family went through.

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  • Safety advocate says road re-alignments vital

    A Colac road safety advocate says we can expect more fatalities and traffic crashes at the region’s worst intersections unless authorities re-align the roads.

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  • Online help to identify shoplifter

    Colac business Sportspower is thanking Colac police and the community for helping identify a shoplifter and wants people to know there are consequences for thieving.

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  • Burnt home remains derelict

    Colac Otway Shire Council has allowed owners of a Colac home to leave the property in a derelict condition because owners have been “working very proactively with council”.

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