News
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.
Couple back home after crash
OTWAYS couple John and Jennifer Swain made it to their family Christmas lunch “by sheer willpower” after a car crash and seven weeks in hospital.
Special birthday for Colac newborns
COLAC’S first baby of 2014 waited nine days over his due date to enter the world.
Record low road toll across Colac Otway
COLAC Otway Shire has had a fatality-free year on its roads for the first time on record.
Christmas gifts stolen from home
THIEVES have stolen Christmas gifts from an Apollo Bay family’s home just two weeks after people stole household and personal items from the same home.
Revellers ready for New Year’s Eve party
LORNE’S 20th anniversary Falls Festival is in full swing as thousands of music lovers count down the hours to the end of 2013.