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Thousands descend for coastal holiday
“NO VACANCY” signs are up as thousands of tourists descend on Apollo Bay, Lorne and coastal areas for summer holidays.
Teacher leaves Colac to help NT youths
COLAC teacher Mick McCrickard is moving to the Northern Territory to help indigenous youths, ending 16 years of work at a Colac school.
Welfare worry as Colac’s jobless rate hits 9.1 per cent
COLAC’S unemployment rate has hit 9.1 per cent, four points higher than in 2010 and more than three percentage points higher than the national rate.
Cancer centre appeal gathers momentum
COLAC people have thrown support behind a new cancer centre fundraiser, with families and businesses helping to raise more than $80,000 in four months.
Stay patient in busy holiday traffic: police
COLAC district police officers are urging motorists to be patient while driving this festive season.
Loving daughter crusades for dementia awareness
FORREST’S Helen Speirs says she wants people to have a better understanding of dementia, a disease which her mother Shirley has battled for the past six years.
Young volunteers keeping beach safe
APOLLO BAY will rely on a young brigade of volunteers to patrol its beach this summer.
District reindeer make special deliveries for Christmas
REINDEER on a Colac district farm are giving birth in time for Christmas.