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RISKY CROSSING: Petition pushes for traffic lights
COLAC’S Ruth Spokes has ramped up her campaign for traffic lights at a busy highway intersection, more than five years after launching her fight.
BIG SCORE: State finally funds Central Reserve upgrade
THE STATE Government has committed $400,000 to Colac Otway Shire Council to support the council after the Christmas Day bushfires.
RELIC RECLAIMED: Anchor buried in lake for decades
TWO CHILDREN have discovered a century-old anchor 300 metres from the shore of Lake Colac.
ROAD TRAGEDY: Footy champion dies on coastal road
THE FOOTBALL community has paid tribute to AFL legend Paul Couch who died after he suffered a heart attack while cycling near Apollo Bay at the weekend.
GUILTY VERDICT: Travel agent’s victim prepares to move on
COLAC resident Heather Green says she’s happy with a judge’s decision to sentence former Colac travel agent Jordan Dittloff to 30 months in jail.
CAMPAIGNER CONCERNED: Groundwater pumping worries
A Colac district resident says that if Barwon Water pumped water from the Barwon Downs borefield again it could “dry up the whole of the Otways”.
MOTORIST CONFUSION: Mystery black boxes alarm district drivers
MYSTERIOUS black boxes at four locations in Colac have caused a stir.
Jail time for disgraced travel agent
FORMER Colac businessman Jordan Dittloff will spend a minimum of 20 months in jail after pleading guilty to 47 theft charges and stealing more than $277,000.