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Code keeps limits on councillors’ speech
Colac Otway Shire councillors will no longer have to report every conversation about council issues to the chief executive officer, under a revised code of conduct.
Colac man assaulted during walk to work
A Colac man was left shocked after an unknown man assaulted him while he was walking to work.
Dialysis patient distressed after thief torches his car
Barongarook dialysis patient Max Mills says he was “knocked around” after someone stole and torched his car.
Brigades on alert on warm, dry day
Colac and district firefighters are bracing for high fire danger today, as crews monitor the site of a fire that burnt grassland west of Colac.
Hunt for duo needed all police resources
Colac police Sergeant Timothy Kerrison says the arrests of two fugitive teenagers in Colac took all available resources to achieve a positive outcome.
Hundreds flock to celebrations
Colac Otway Shire has recognised well-known Colac businessman John Blane as this year’s Citizen of the Year during an Australia Day ceremony yesterday.
Minister outlines replacement plan
The State Government will build up to six houses in Colac for residents of Colanda to move into when the centre closes by mid-2019.
Teenage fugitives arrested in Colac
Police arrested two escapees from the Malmsbury youth correctional facility in Colac today.