News
Children narrowly avoid tragedy on Otways road
SIX children and their supervisors had a lucky escape after their van slid off a rainforest road near Beech Forest.
Highway upgrade cost revised to $362 million
UPGRADING the Princes Highway between Colac and Winchelsea will cost $153 million less than the state and federal governments previously estimated.
Big cat camera detects unidentified creature
FOOTAGE of a mysterious animal at a Surf Coast farm has excited a Melbourne-based big cat researcher.
District grape growers pleased with harvests
COLAC district grape growers say they are pleased with this year’s harvest despite a state-wide trend of lower grape yields.
Coastal lifestyle attracts new principal
A COASTAL lifestyle and working at a small school attracted Lavers Hill’s new principal to the role.
Boy finds syringes near sporting ground
OFFICIALS from a Colac netball competition have expressed disgust at the discovery of used syringes at Colac’s Eastern Reserve, where children play sport.
Police pursuit woman still in custody
A WOMAN who took police on a pursuit from Camperdown to Geelong has appeared in Geelong Magistrates’ Court.
Cancer campaigners will turn MCG pink
A GROUP of Colac and district women and men will join thousands of people in a breast cancer campaign at the Melbourne Cricket Ground next weekend.