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  • Driver warning after car hits wheelchair

    A ROAD safety advocate has warned motorists to take extra care at a central Colac intersection after a car hit an electric wheelchair on a pedestrian crossing.

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  • Police reminder to gun owners

    POLICE have warned Colac and district gun owners to ensure their licence conditions are up to date.

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  • Scientists warn of water contamination

    SCIENTISTS have warned Colac district residents of potential waterways contamination due to soil acidification.

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  • Welfare budget cuts concern for charities

    COLAC welfare agencies say young people, unemployed people and struggling families will be hit hardest by proposed changes in the federal budget.

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  • Councillor is leader of commerce group

    COLAC’S business group will have a new leader next week, with dairy farmer, church pastor and shire councillor Chris Smith taking on the top job.

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  • Man climbs from car after crash into pole

    POLICE are investigating how a man’s car crashed into a power pole in Colac this week.

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  • Colac knitter uses skills for charity

    COLAC’S Mary Neal felt the urge to volunteer after losing a friend to bipolar disorder.

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  • ‘Ice’ and other drugs keeping counsellors busy

    COLAC’S “ice” users are also abusing other drugs to cope with the effects of “ice”, a drug counsellor says.

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