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Drug crime down, but violence rises
DRUG offences in Colac and district dropped by eight per cent in the past year while reports of family violence increased 20 per cent.
Taskforce tackling travelling conmen in Colac
AN ANTI-CONMEN taskforce has arrived in Colac warning residents to be wary of handyman job offers that sound “too good to be true”.
Colac hospital posts $320,000 budget deficit
A DECREASE in aged care resident numbers has created a “small” $320,000 deficit in Colac Area Health’s bottom line, a CAH leader says.
Pipes are calling for Colac band members
MEMBERS of one of Colac and district’s oldest bands are drumming up support and calling out for new members to prevent the group from folding.
Re-elected MP Terry Mulder vows to fight for district projects
RETURNED Polwarth MP Terry Mulder says he’ll continue fighting for funding for Colac and district, despite his party no longer being in power in Victoria.
Supportive friends rally for sick father
FAMILY, friends and his son’s fight with leukaemia are inspiring Pirron Yallock’s Chris Reilly in his own battle with stage-four bowel cancer.
Drop a line to Saint Nick in Colac
COLAC and district children can start posting their letters to Santa before the jolly man in red gets too busy in the lead-up to December 25.
Listen to Colanda staff, urges disability worker
A COLAC disability care worker is calling for the State Government to take carers’ input into consideration when deciding future care for Colanda residents.