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Police nab fugitive after public tip-off
Police have arrested a man at Colac’s Driver Reviver site after a community member alerted police to the wanted man’s location.
Family safe after close calls with terror
A COLAC district father is thankful his children are safe and well after members of his family were close to three headline-hitting crimes across the world.
Jobless rate falls across district
COLAC’S jobless rate has fallen to below Victorian and national levels in the latest figures, with just 340 people unemployed and major employers increasing their search for workers.
Minister predicting dairy sector growth
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce says the dairy crisis is a “short-term” problem and he has reassured Colac district dairy farmers demand for dairy products will increase.
Residents reconnected to phone and internet
Workers have restored telecommunication connections in a Colac street after residents spent two weeks without phone and internet services.
Mum’s quest to honour daughter
Colac’s Lynette Robertson is using the loss of her child to help others through their grief and is hosting a gala ball to raise money for Red Nose Saving Little Lives.
Colac phone outage puts lives in danger
A Colac man with serious medical conditions is desperate to get his phone line reconnected after suffering through more than two weeks of no connection.
Police recover band’s instruments
Colac City Band members will be sounding out noise in celebration after Colac detectives recovered instruments stolen from the group.