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  • Flood cleanup for iconic hall

    Volunteers have been mopping up Colac’s iconic “log cabin” Scout hall, after the Barongarook Creek flooded, filling the hall with mud and damaging electrical equipment.

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  • Family opens doors and hearts

    Camperdown’s Kirsty and Darren Green have provided a safe and supportive home for 18 children over the past four years and they wish they’d opened their door sooner.

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  • Huge sandbagging effort

    Colac’s State Emergency Service controller James Ingram has praised the efforts of volunteers and district businesses and residents for their efforts during flooding throughout the district.

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  • Bluewater floor deal ready for approval

    Colac Otway Shire Council looks set to sign off on a deal which could see Bluewater’s problem-plagued stadium floor replaced by the end of the year.

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  • Highway already behind schedule

    Delays have already hit the Princes Highway duplication between Colac and Winchelsea, with VicRoads confirming work is already six months behind schedule.

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  • Creeks overflow

    Heavy rain on Friday flooded Colac and district roads, with two drivers losing control on the Princes Highway but plenty of water pouring into Lake Colac.

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  • Nature helps to heal decades of despair

    Balintore’s Doug Lang has fought mental illnesses, recovered from overdoses, alcoholism and despair to find healing through nature and writing his book The Nature of Survival.

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  • Animals die in crashes with trains

    Trains have hit 111 animals on the Warrnambool line so far this year, making up a third of “animal strike incidents” on V-Line routes.

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