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Leadership change will impact on marginal electorate
A change in Australia’s Prime Minister could fuel a swing against the Liberal Party in marginal seats including Corangamite, a Cororooke-based politics professor says.
Bus company’s owner fined after fatal crash
Bus Safety Victoria has fined a bus operator $10,000 after one of his vehicles was involved in a fatal crash on the Great Ocean Road near Glenaire last year.
Tanker driver calls for intersection action
A tanker driver involved in a near-miss at a notorious intersection says the intersection is among the most dangerous in the state and authorities need to “do something” before there’s a fatality.
Parkinson’s pathway unknown
Colac’s Mick Holland doesn’t know how Parkinson’s disease will affect him in the future, but says support groups and taking each day as it comes have helped.
Near-tragedy shocks motorist
“There was smoke and the squeal of the truck’s tyres and I thought I’d cop the trailer when it hit the car and jack-knifed as it was coming towards me.
New reusable bags for fruit and vegies
Colac Otway Shire Council is supporting the reduction of plastic waste in the community with a reusable produce bag initiative, launched next Monday.
School seeks playground cash
Uneven surfaces at Birregurra Primary School’s basketball court and grounds could have repairs if the school is successful in a bid to secure State Government funding.
Apollo Bay man faces deportation to New Zealand
When the Australian Border Force visited Christian Feetham’s work looking for him, he thought something had gone wrong with one of his eBay orders.