News

  • Lake Colac fish kill likely next month

    THE ENVIRONMENT Protection Authority has forecast a mass “fish-death event” in Lake Colac next month as the shoreline continues to recede.

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  • Another parched year for Colac

    COLAC has had its fifth drier-than-average year in a row, despite 2015 being wetter than 2014.

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  • Family thanks Colac for rescue

    COLAC’S Nyibol Lual has thanked the Colac and district community for its financial support and ongoing efforts to bring her orphaned nephews and nieces to Australia.

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  • Water carters under the pump as farms dry up

    COLAC district water carters are feeling the heat, with a lack of rain throughout the region increasing the demand of water.

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  • Prime Minister vows to back firefighting during visit to Wye River

    PRIME MINISTER Malcolm Turnbull has committed funding to keep water-carrying aircraft in the region for an “extended period” to fight ongoing bushfires.

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  • Colac teen stars in Broadway hit

    ASPIRING Colac actor Ryan Quinn is preparing for the biggest role of his career in the Australasian premiere of a Broadway musical at Warrnambool.

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  • Otway community’s darkest Christmas

    THE BLAZE which destroyed 116 homes on Christmas Day is “still a big fire with a lot of potential”, a top firefighter has warned.

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  • Community unites to help evacuated people

    Apollo Bay and coastal communities for banded together to help people evacuated during the Christmas Day fires.

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