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  • Concert helps injured musician

    Colac’s Kirsty Oborne says it seemed “uncanny” that her brother Justin had written a song with the line “one step forward, two steps back” before his accident.

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  • Rose thief targets husband’s tribute

    Colac’s Julie Griffiths says she’s shocked, disappointed and furious at the theft of a rose commemorating her late husband.

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  • Murray Goulburn reviews farming support package

    Colac district dairy farmers hope processor Murray Goulburn relieves hardships on farmers when it reviews a dairy support package.

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  • District pigeon trainer taking on world’s best

    An Elliminyt pigeon breeder could win hundreds of thousands of dollars when he competes in one of the world’s biggest pigeon races in South Africa.

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  • Upgraded road ‘dangerous’

    Apollo Bay district residents hope Colac Otway Shire Council will act on concerns about a road they say is “far more dangerous” than it was before its upgrade.

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  • Police recover guns during district raids

    Police have seized 12 firearms in Colac and district in the past month, after a spate of weapons and drugs raids.

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  • High fire risks across Otways during summer

    The eastern Otways look set for an increased risk of bushfire this coming fire season, with a late-season fire risk across south-west Victoria.

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  • Mayor welcomes fracking ban

    The State Government will introduce new legislation that will put a permanent ban on fracking and coal-seam gas mining in Victoria.

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