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Driver trapped in flipped car
A MAN escaped serious injury after a passing garbage truck flipped his car over onto its roof, trapping him for almost an hour.
Tourism returns to fire-affected towns
WYE General Store’s manager says the re-opening of the Great Ocean Road has helped trading and getting residents back on their feet.
Petrol prices reduce but we can do better
A COLAC fuel price campaigner is urging people to build pressure on petrol retailers and says prices are still “unfair”.
Colac’s airfield offers starting point for adventures
A COLAC man says more people could use Irrewarra Airfield, east of Colac, as a departure point for their next domestic holiday.
Great Ocean Road re-opens fully
THE GREAT Ocean Road reopened this morning to allow visitors to return to the region after, 12 days after fire destroyed 116 houses in the area.
Street sign glorifies paedophile’s name
A COLAC district resident is “insulted” her grandfather and father’s legacy now bears the name of a paedophile convicted in 1893.
Residents access parts of fire-affected Wye River
PARTS of Wye River began re-opening to residents yesterday, nine days after the Christmas Day bushfire destroyed 116 homes on the Otway coast.
Grapes unaffected by smoke from bushfire
A COLAC district winery owner says smoke from recent fires won’t taint the taste of grapes.