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  • Orange cups spread word on campaign

    A Colac cafe owner hopes a coffee campaign will spark conversations about gender equality and respect and help stop violence against women.

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  • Added train services begin on January 29

    New train services through Colac on the Warrnambool line are set to start at the end of January.

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  • Stadium could open by March

    Colac basketballers and Colac Secondary College students could be playing sport at Bluewater stadium again by March.

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  • Footballer opens up about battle with depression

    Six years ago Nick Cole attempted suicide by driving his ute into a power pole following a secret battle with depression.

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  • Team joins program to oppose violence

    Sixteen Colac and district people are banding together to help diminish discrimination, verbal and physical acts of violence.

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  • Young ambassador promotes positivity

    Colac and district’s new young ambassador is encouraging young people to “put their hand up” and grasp opportunities the region offers.

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  • Seismic blasts worry district’s fishermen

    Back from left, Nick Polgeest, Anthony Olver, Don Edmunsen, Trevor Evans, John Bolitho, Tom MacTaggart and Johnathon Davey, front Markus Nolle and Anthony Bolitho, are concerned about the impact of seismic testing on rock lobster stocks off Cape Otway. See page 3 for the full story.

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  • Cinema tenant gets a reprieve

    Colac Otway Shire Council looks set to start new negotiations to secure a long-term lease for Colac’s cinema following the proposed new operator withdrawing its offer.

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