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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.
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.
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.
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”.
MP dishes out explosive claims
Less than 10 per cent of crashes reported in Colac Otway and Corangamite shires in the five years to mid-2017 involved international visitors, according to VicRoads statistics.
Hare Krishnas proud to remain in district
“Initially there was a lot of objection, but now, just after being here for 30 years, now we’re kind of loved by the community.”
Family man dies after Colac crash
Steven Arter says his friend Peter Jolley was always “the joker” and, while there had been lots of tears since last Friday’s crash in Colac, there had also been time to share happy memories.
Fire tears through house
A Lorne house has been gutted after a fire ripped through the property in the early hours of New Year’s Day.