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Star of country music sings at celebration
COLAC Otway Shire mayor Frank Buchanan hopes the shire’s Australia Day celebrations will give community members an opportunity to enjoy themselves after a summer marred by bushfires.
Car show organisers plan for record crowd
COLAC Custom Car and Bike Show organisers are gearing up for the city’s biggest annual festival with thousands of people due to converge on Colac’s Memorial Square.
Push to poison carp in Colac waterways
A COLAC fisherman is calling on the community to help pressure the State Government to clean up Lake Colac as water levels drop.
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.