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  • Doctors trial treatments for girl’s rare kidney disease

    A KIDNEY disease and resistance to medication have forced a 10-year-old Gellibrand girl to spend time at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital while doctors trial new treatments.

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  • Friend fights to help sick mum

    A COLAC woman is campaigning to help a former school chum complete her bucket list after receiving a cancer diagnosis giving her months to live.

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  • Colac man sheds a third of his body weight

    ELLIMINYT’S Nathan Gray can “enjoy a normal 21-year-old’s activities” after shedding more than a third of his body weight.

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  • Colac fuel prices feature in federal report, but no official finding

    COLAC fuel price campaigner Phil Edge is pleased Colac petrol prices gained a mention in a Federal Government competition law review.

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  • Search on for names of Colac polio nurses

    A QUEST to record a complete family history has Elliminyt man Cliff Tann searching for long-forgotten names in 75-year-old photos.

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  • Police union backs call for new station

    VICTORIA’S police union says Colac’s ageing police station is among the worst in the state, backing calls for the State Government to fund a new building.

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  • ‘Wall of tears’ on shrine

    An Anzac Day “wall of tears” at Colac’s Memorial Square features 403 woollen poppies.

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  • Patrols and education reducing dog attacks

    DOG ATTACK numbers have dropped in the Colac Otway Shire due to proactive patrols and raising community awareness, a council ranger says.

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