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  • LUCKY TO BE ALIVE: Log truck rear-ends family’s car

    FOUR family members were lucky to escape injury when a log truck smashed into the back of their silver Ford Fairlane on the Princes Highway near Birregurra yesterday.

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  • HELP IS HERE: High demand for gambling support

    GAMBLERS have put almost $7 million through Colac and district gaming machines in the first eight months of the current financial year.

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  • MURDER MEMOIR: Writing helps daughter deal with dad’s murder

    A FORMER Colac woman has spoken of her surprise uncovering the background of the murder of her father 75 years ago.

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  • GROWING GOLD: District saffron crop worth all the effort

    COLAC DISTRICT saffron farmers say the value of the spice comes from the labour-intensive farming practices.

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  • RISKY ROUTE: Viral video underlines Otways road dangers

    A VIRAL video showing a truck narrowly missing a car and another truck at Carlisle River has highlighted safety issues on Otways’ roads.

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  • SLAM DUNK: Basketball award for Colac Herald

    The stories and photos of Colac district basketballers have helped the Colac Herald land a state basketball media award.

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  • LEND A HAND: MP pushing for drought relief for region

    WESTERN VICTORIA MP Simon Ramsay says the Colac district is “suffering some of its driest conditions on record” and should receive drought assistance.

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  • RUNNING DRY: Dam levels plummet as drought persists

    COLAC and district’s water storages are at 31-per-cent capacity, less than at the same time of year during the region’s 2007-2008 declared drought.

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