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MIRACLE WORKERS: Heart drug helped save Cobden man’s life
A COBDEN man has thanked paramedics who treated him with a life-saving drug while he was having a heart attack.
LAW BOOST: $11 million for new Colac Police Station
THE COLAC community is celebrating the State Government’s commitment to spend $11.47 million on a new police station, replacing buildings dating back to the 1930s.
BRUTAL ATTACK: Offender banned from pubs after attack
A MAGISTRATE has called a Colac man a coward after he punched another man from behind at a Colac venue.
CENTRE OPENS: Cancer facility’s names honour donors
COLAC’S new cancer treatment facility, the Frank Minchinton Centre, takes its name from the late potato farmer who donated $150,000 to the centre’s development.
DRYING UP: Reservoir drops to 7.9 per cent
COLAC and district water storages have continued to drop, with the water system’s largest reservoir, the West Gellibrand, at just 7.9-per-cent capacity.
TOWN MOURNS: Apollo Bay mourning dad and footy coach
THE APOLLO BAY community has rallied together to support the family of well-known resident Bryan Noseda who died in a truck accident this week.
TRIBUNAL APPEAL: Bakery rejection shocks owners
IRREWARRA Sourdough’s John and Bronwynne Calvert say they are shocked and disappointed that councillors rejected their application to expand their business at Irrewarra.
HUGE BOOM: Bike ride boosts Bay tourism
AN OTWAYS tourism leader says the inclusion of Apollo Bay on the route of this year’s Great Victorian Bike Ride will be “a great boost for everybody”.