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BAGS BAGGED: Apollo Bay residents ditching plastic bags
APOLLO BAY residents are throwing their support behind a campaign to reduce the number of plastic bags shoppers use at in the coastal town.
TRAILER MAYHEM: Four vehicles in highway smash
FOUR VEHICLES, a caravan and a trailer have been involved in a multi-vehicle collision on the busy Princes Highway near Colac, but all passengers avoided major injuries.
ARSON: Stolen car torched at Lake Colac
COLAC police are investigating the torching of a stolen car at Lake Colac yesterday morning.
GREEN LIGHT: Councillor approval for new caravan park
ELLIMINYT is a step closer to boosting Colac district’s tourism opportunities by hosting holidaymakers at a new camping and caravan park.
ROAD RAGE: Traffic detour angers resident
A COLAC man is questioning VicRoads’ decision to divert traffic down small residential streets during an upgrade of the Colac East railway bridge.
GEARING UP: Paraders prepare for Kana Festival
THE 59TH ANNUAL Colac Kana Festival is just over a week away with the district community gearing up to celebrate “Our Wonderful Otways”.
BRUTAL ROBBERY: Masked robbers terrorise German tourists
POLICE are appealing for information after two masked offenders terrorised and robbed three German backpackers at Lorne.
WHERE’S THE MONEY? Slow rebuild process frustrates fire victim
SEPARATION CREEK resident Peter Jacobs says he’s disappointed with the bushfire recovery process and the lack of support from authorities.