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New Colac health hub earns praise
LEADING mental health advocate Patrick McGorry has praised Colac’s new youth health centre, highlighting its integrated model at its opening.
Drinker’s dry month helps cancer charity
AN APOLLO BAY bartender says he will fight temptation this month to stay off alcohol and raise money for cancer victims.
Vehicles collide on bush road
TWO WOMEN went to hospital with minor injuries after a two-car head-on collision on an Otways track at the weekend.
Birregurra woman discovers long lost brother
BIRREGURRA’S Betty Culton has taken her first plane flight at the age of 82 to meet an older brother she never knew existed.
Colac band members help Sudanese family
A COLAC band is behind renewed community efforts to rescue African orphans.
Veteran knitter helping children
VETERAN Colac knitter Ursula Ewing is bringing warmth to vulnerable children.
Authority allocates $7M for Colac plant upgrade
BARWON Water will spend $39 million on capital works during the next five years, including a $7-million upgrade of Colac’s sewage treatment plant.
Success in push for road upgrade
A COMMUNITY campaign to pressure the State Government to fix one of the Colac district’s worst roads can claim a victory, with a $2.97-million commitment announced yesterday.