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  • Police urge patience until highway upgrade complete

    WINCHELSEA police have urged motorists and residents to be patient while Princes Highway roadworks continue in the town.

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  • Mayors join forces for train campaign

    SIX MUNICIPALITIES, including Colac Otway Shire Council, have united to pressure the State Government to provide adequate public transport for south-west communities.

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  • Two men off to prison for domestic violence

    COLAC’S magistrate has sent a clear message to family violence offenders by sending two Colac district men to jail.

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  • Council plans reveal new vision for Colac

    LANDSCAPING, sculptures, and more tree-lined median strips in Colac’s central business district feature in the latest botanic-theme plans for the city.

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  • Police concerned drivers choose dangerous option

    COLAC’S Highway Patrol officers are warning drivers they are breaking the law if they take a short cut at an intersection between Deans Marsh and Birregurra.

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  • Kiwi exchange boosts gymnastic skills

    AN EXCHANGE to New Zealand provided learning opportunities for Colac teen Toby McCarney and included a special meeting with the country’s leader.

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  • Drug-affected client shuts down hospital

    A DRUG-AFFECTED man forced Colac’s hospital into lockdown after threatening violence against staff.

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  • Community meeting attracts large crowd

    MORE THAN 250 people attended a Colac meeting to learn about a drug that “has ripped families and communities apart”, a Colac sports leader says.

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