News
GO TO JAIL: Mother in prison over theft spree
A COLAC woman will spend about two months in jail after pleading guilty to eight theft and attempted theft charges while on a community corrections order.
PERILOUS: Traffic concerns halt Anzac Day marchers
COLAC CITY BAND members had to abandon the last leg of Colac’s Anzac Day march due to safety concerns.
PATROL HEROES: Lifesavers rescue 29 swimmers
COLAC and district lifesavers rescued more people from three beaches in the region this summer despite lower visitor numbers compared with the previous year.
COMMEMORATION: War survivor reflects on Anzac Day
A COLAC man will remember his friends from war during today’s 101st annual Anzac Day commemorations.
HOUSING TALKS: MP clarifies ‘housing crisis’
COLAC’S state MP has clarified that the issue he described as a “chronic housing crisis” in Colac is actually a potential shortage of higher-quality housing.
100 YEARS OLD: World peace wish for birthday
A WINCHELSEA woman who served as a nurse in the Second World War hopes for continued world peace as she enters the second century of her life.
COUNCIL BUDGET: Rate increase capped without service cuts
COLAC and district homeowners will face an average council rates and charges increase of about $45 next financial year, with rating increases capped at 2.5 per cent.
STAGE THREE: Colac faces tougher water restrictions
COLAC, Lorne and Apollo Bay will face stage three water restrictions from May 1 as water storages plummet in “unprecedented dry conditions”.