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Cooking fire spreads in home
A Colac rental house will likely be up for demolition after a kitchen fire gutted the building.
Dental health cases keep hospitals busy
Colac has Victoria’s highest rate of hospital admissions for dental disease, with a hospitalisation rate twice the state average.
Farmers abandon processor
Colac district dairy farmer Glen Armistead has stopped supplying Murray Goulburn after the “poor management” of the co-operative’s mid-season price cut.
Loving daughter walks for voiceless mother
A Cororooke woman says she misses the hour-long conversations she used to have with her mum before her mum lost her ability to talk.
New $6.9M fire base will protect Otways
A new $6.9-million State Government base at Barwon Downs will boost firefighters’ ability to respond to fires in the Otways.
Builder proud of history
Veteran Colac builder Leigh Kidman says his family company has weathered huge changes in the building industry over the past six decades.
Safety upgrade for busy road
An Apollo Bay police officer who has been on the scene of serious crashes on the Forrest-Apollo Bay Road hopes new guardrails and signs will improve safety.
Property price boom across Colac district
Colac Otway Shire’s median house price has jumped an unprecedented 51 per cent in the past five years, reaching $370,500 at the end of last month.