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  • 640-hectare burnoff today at Barongarook

    AUTHORITIES plan to ignite a 640-hectare burnoff today at Barongarook, south of Colac.

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  • One more car crash at notorious corner

    A 70-YEAR-OLD man and his female passenger had a lucky escape when their vehicle spun out of control, and rolled down an embankment at a notorious Otways intersection.

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  • ‘Secret’ time capsule contents still safe

    COLAC’S Bluewater Fitness Centre staff have “no idea” what’s inside a time capsule which was buried when the centre opened in 1992.

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  • Family farming work keeps senior healthy

    SEMI-RETIRED South Purrumbete dairy farmer Frank Howard says working on the farm helped him keep fit as a teenager and as he grew older.

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  • Late-night rescue for teen trapped in blackberries down bank

    EMERGENCY services had to rescue a teenage girl who was stuck in dense blackberries down a steep embankment at Apollo Bay early yesterday.

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  • Otways koala culling was to save habitat – expert

    AUTHORITIES have culled more than 680 koalas at Cape Otway to help reduce the impact of koala overpopulation.

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  • Timber workers ready to shave for cancer cure

    EMPLOYEES at Colac’s AKD Softwoods have rallied to support a cancer fundraiser for the second-straight year.

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  • Colac district car crashes keep services busy

    TWO SEPARATE Colac district traffic crashes kept police and emergency crews busy earlier this week.

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