News

  • Disability advocate is retiring

    Dedicated disability worker Jacqui Suares says her daughter inspired her 26-and-a-half-year career leading one of Colac’s disability services.

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  • Big Fonterra profit frustrates farmers

    Larpent dairy farmer Mark Billing says Fonterra’s profit listing of NZ $834-million is frustrating for suppliers, after the company slashed milk payments to farmers.

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  • Colac’s jobless figure well below state rate

    Colac’s jobless rate remains well below the national and state rates, with Colac manufacturers continuing to recruit extra staff.

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  • Council defers plan for city-style estate

    Apollo Bay residents are furious that council officers recommended councillors support a plan for a metropolitan-style housing estate on the Great Ocean Road.

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  • Deluge another blow for bushfire victims

    Separation Creek’s Peter Jacobs is going through almost the same isolation he felt at Christmas but this time he is with about a dozen neighbours.

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  • Flood forces family upstairs

    Colac’s Wendy Perkins says damage to her home from flooding could cost up to $30,000 to repair.

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  • Electors to pick from 21 on ballot

    Colac Otway Shire voters will have 21 boxes to number on their ballots for next month’s postal vote to elect seven representatives.

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  • Ocean Road towns on landslide watch

    Wye River and Separation Creek residents have spent another weekend on emergency watch as a 35-metre crack threatens to create a major landslide.

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