News
Property price boom across Colac district
Colac Otway Shire’s median house price has jumped an unprecedented 51 per cent in the past five years, reaching $370,500 at the end of last month.
Crossing work delay angers farm worker
A Colac district woman says she had commented on Monday that it was only a matter of time before there was a serious crash at the Pirron Yallock level crossing.
Council cuts development’s size
Colac Otway Shire councillors who approved a 12-unit motel at Birregurra say their decision was an appropriate compromise between allowing development and retaining character.
Truck and train collide near Colac, driver in serious condition
An air ambulance has flown a truck driver to Melbourne after his truck and a train collided on a level crossing west of Colac.
Husband facing jail for assault on wife
A Colac man will appeal a four-month jail sentence after he threw a beer bottle at his wife, inflicting a seven-centimetre cut to her chin.
Fourth train service to begin in new year
Colac public transport advocate Brian Crook says he is comfortable waiting until next year for a fourth daily V-Line train service to begin servicing Colac.
Diabetes can’t stop brave district girl, 5
Camperdown’s Ava Bonner, 5, is a brave diabetic who won’t let her condition slow her down.
‘Frightening’ potholes along new highway
A Colac motorist says concerns about potholes have caused a frightening hazard on the Princes Highway near Winchelsea, months after the newly upgraded road re-opened.