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  • Houses knocked down to make way for Bunnings

    Demolition is underway at vacant Queen Street properties to make way for an expansion of Colac’s Bunnings store.

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  • Club waits for hay drive cash

    The Timboon Lions Club hopes it will soon be able to reimburse transport companies almost $300,000 for carting hay to fire-affected communities.

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  • High demand for vital medicine

    A Colac pharmacist has assured the community there will be no medication shortages and to urge people to maintain normal buying habits, after increased demand and stockpiling at chemists.

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  • Traders band together

    Colac Otway businesses can use social networks to bridge social distance, with Colac Otway Shire Council encouraging traders to innovate and band together.

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  • Council grants stay open

    Colac Otway Shire community groups, businesses and events can still apply for grants, the council says.

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  • Hasty end to Europe trip

    A Colac district woman is in self-isolation thousands of kilometres from her family after she cut short an international holiday to avoid being locked out of the country.

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  • Faulty supply pipeline causes gas leak near road

    Fire brigades and gas technicians have fixed a faulty Colac supply pipe after a resident whiffed a gas leak.

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  • Four days in prison for driver

    A Colac motorist who struck out with road police has lost his wheels and his drugs, and spent a few nights in lockup.

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