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Boy stable in hospital after farm accident
A COLAC district boy is in a stable condition in a Melbourne hospital after suffering a serious head injury at a farm near Cobden.
Greens push for more buses in rural communities
THE VICTORIAN Greens say more frequent Colac district V-Line buses will make commuting easier for work, study and medical visits.
Family gains closure after DNA discovery
COLAC’S Arthur Grant is heading to France in July after receiving confirmation his relative was one of the “lost Diggers” at Fromelles.
Nurses discuss end-of-life options
TALKING about palliative care is about more than “doom and gloom”, Colac nurse Alison Weedon says.
Quilts complete after 40 years
COLAC quilters have presented four Colac aged-care homes with quilts that took 40 years to make.
Council comparison website will be costly
COLAC OTWAY Shire Council’s chief says ratepayers could foot the bill for updating a new State Government website comparing Victorian councils.
Colac boy takes cystic fibrosis in his stride
COLAC’S Therese Mulder had no idea her sons had a 25 per cent chance of cystic fibrosis when she started having children with husband Jason.
Trip inspires campaign for Nepal entrepreneur
COLAC district resident Ammie Jackson says meeting a Nepalese entrepreneur and women’s rights campaigner inspired her to help her cause.