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  • Council to employ extra staff under budget plan

    COLAC OTWAY Shire Council will employ eight new staff including an extra seasonal local laws officer next financial year if councillors approve its draft budget.

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  • Council plans lowest rate rise in 10 years

    COLAC OTWAY Shire Council is proposing the lowest increase in rates and charges in a decade while also budgeting for its second highest spend on capital works next financial year.

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  • Youth petitions to secure more trains for Colac

    A COLAC youth councillor has started a petition to secure more services for Colac’s train line.

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  • Council seeks new managers under restructure

    COLAC OTWAY Shire Council is recruiting for new general managers after an organisational restructure overhauled departments and responsibilities, making previous management positions redundant.

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  • Alvie farm residents running out of water

    BORES at Alvie are running dry, forcing residents to use up dwindling supplies of tank water.

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  • Running legend’s cup will return to district

    A PIECE of history will return to the Colac Otway Shire this month when the late Cliff Young’s ultramarathon cup becomes a permanent tribute to the Otways runner.

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  • Taxi service closure leaves riders stuck

    A COLAC taxis crisis has left Colac residents stranded after the city’s taxi company wound up business.

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  • Colac cousins travel to Turkey for Anzac ceremony

    TWO COLAC cousins will be part of history on April 25 when they join thousands of people at Gallipoli for the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC landing.

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