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Fear of falling branches
AN Elliminyt woman says she fears a lack of maintenance at a neighbouring park could put lives at risk.
Car show’s winning formula
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” That’s the theory Colac Custom Car and Bike Show organisers have used to plan this month’s car show at Memorial Square.
Hope for heart treatment
COLAC district’s Rhonda Armstrong says she hopes an experimental procedure which saved her life will become the standard cure for people with weakened hearts.
Truck museum push needs support
PLANS for a Colac vintage truck museum need vocal support from the city’s community, a Colac woman says.
Sound of dinosaurs recorded in Otways
CINEMA audiences around the world have unknowingly listened to Otways sounds while watching the animated film Walking with Dinosaurs.
Rain follows dry start to year
COLAC started 2013 with the driest January in a century, but ended with a yearly rainfall above the previous year’s total.
Farms under pressure in extreme conditions
A YEAR of extremes has pushed Colac district farmers to the brink, Colac’s outgoing stock agents’ leader says.
New section for rail trail
THE Old Beechy Rail Trail will extend from Beech Forest to Ferguson after landowners agreed to allow access to their properties along the Otways ridge.