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  • Observers confident lake’s water will rise

    LAKE Colac observers say the waterway’s low water level should improve through winter, after a mild summer.

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  • Plan to restore honour boards

    COLAC’S Returned Services League is raising money to restore historic First World War honour boards bearing the names of soldiers who died.

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  • Garbage dumped near Otways campgrounds

    DUMPED rubbish at Colac district campgrounds has frustrated State Government parks officials over the school holidays.

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  • Council backs towers for broadband rollout

    COLAC OTWAY Shire mayor Frank Buchanan says seven new and extended telecommunications towers will provide faster and more reliable internet service for the region.

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  • How much has the population fallen in your region?

    COLAC OTWAY Shire Council officials say they’re confident the region’s growth is on track despite a steady population decline over the past four years.

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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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