News
The Colac Herald wins state football award
It’s official – the Colac Herald provides unrivalled coverage of community football.
Fertile, festive forest ready for Christmas
A COLAC district Christmas tree farmer has started shipping trees up Australia’s east coast and across Victoria.
State could privatise Colanda centre jobs
THE DISABILITY workers union says it’s disgusted with a State Government decision which could see almost 200 jobs at Colac’s Colanda Centre privatised.
Five weeks of AC/DC shows for Winchelsea couple
WINCHELSEA’S Anthea Reinen admits she’s sad her five-week rock ‘n’ roll adventure taking in AC/DC’s Australian tour is coming to an end.
State forest workers help rescue lost man
TWO STATE forest workers had an unexpected hand in saving a missing man’s life after he became lost in the Otways near Lake Elizabeth.
Parched spring sparks concern
FIREFIGHTERS have fought almost 50 grass and scrub fires in Colac and district since September as the Otways had their driest spring on record.
Region ready for tourism onslaught
A COLAC district tourism expert expects accommodation to be “full throughout the region” and tourist attractions to benefit from a bumper summer ahead.
Colac teenager wins national beauty prize
A COLAC teenager says she has new-found confidence after winning an award in a Melbourne beauty pageant in her first attempt.