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GARDENING CONCERNS: Hope for rain after dry summer
COLAC gardener Gavin Ibbett says using water-efficient plants has helped his garden stay “beautiful” during a dry summer in the region.
OPEN COURT: Victims encouraged to attend sentencing
A FORMER employee of disgraced Colac businessman Jordan Dittloff says it’s important the fraudster “faces the music” when he receives his sentence for theft charges on Wednesday.
TOP JOB: Farmer plans to speak for seed growers
A COLAC district famer hopes his new role will allow him to be the voice of the region’s seed potato growers.
LAKE PLAN: Residents rally for Lake Colac
THE COST of dredging Lake Colac is among the list of issues Colac community members would like to investigate to improve the city’s natural asset.
COST BLOWOUT: Bluewater project exceeds $13 million
THE cost of Colac’s Bluewater redevelopment has already hit more than $13 million, with both the council and building contractor unwilling to take responsibility for the warped stadium floor.
ACTION NEEDED: MP takes aim at fire clean up
CORANGAMITE MP Sarah Henderson has hit out at the State Government after Wye River and Separation Creek residents expressed concerns about the bushfire recovery process.
WOOD-CHOPPING WONDER: Axe wielding helps save inductee’s life
COROROOKE’s Ian Duryea says he might not be alive today if not for his passion for wood chopping.
POWER DISRUPTION: Power concerns on fire-ban day
A Colac district resident says Powercor should have cancelled yesterday’s planned power outage in the Otways because it was a total fire ban day.