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Ballot placing set for election
AN INDEPENDENT candidate has claimed the first spot on the 2016 federal election ballot paper while sitting MP Sarah Henderson drew the bottom position.
Fuel-price battle’s new focus on gas
Fuel price campaigner Phil Edge is calling on Colac residents to continue a push for lower fuel prices in the region, including gas prices.
Colac cash mob on national show
More than 50 people have mobbed a Colac business and posed for the camera during Colac’s second cash mob event which has gained national attention this week.
Council gives answers on Bluewater
Colac Otway Shire Council has finally responded to community concerns, raised in the Colac Herald, last week about the Bluewater stadium floor.
Council ‘hiding’ from resident’s questions
A former Colac Otway Shire councillor says the council “effectively gave the community the two-finger salute” at a special meeting with an undisclosed agenda this week.
Concern over saleyards’ future
A Colac Regional Saleyards committee member says he believes the group failed to make the most of Colac’s facilities, which could create uncertainty.
Residents fight highway detour
A disgruntled Colac man says he will continue to fight the Princes Highway detour despite roadwork already underway.
Colac woman plans 800km charity ride
The determination and humanitarian efforts of an orphanage worker with terminal cancer has inspired a Barongarook West woman to take on the biggest physical challenge of her life.