News

  • Weekend fires prompt warning

    AUTHORITIES have warned Colac and district residents to be more cautious when burning off after an ominous weekend of fires across the region.

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  • Otways building might resume

    WANNON Water says it is exploring financial support to develop plans that could restart building in Otways towns in less than a year.

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  • New team tackles booze, drugs

    COLAC’S health service has teamed up with two south-west Victorian agencies to tackle the region’s drug and alcohol problems.

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  • Growth plan for Colac abattoir

    PLANS for the future of Colac’s meatworks include a new freezer store and a butcher shop.

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  • Koalas decimating gum trees

    A KOALA population explosion is decimating gum trees at Cape Otway.

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  • CEO challenges statement

    The Colac Herald gives you Colac Otway mayor Lyn Russell’s full statement on Cr Chris Smith to read.

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  • Illegal dog fighting alarm

    POLICE fear illegal dog fighting could be happening in the Colac district after the theft of a dog from a property west of Colac.

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  • Students volunteer overseas

    LAVERS Hill student Krystal Steen is preparing to travel to Asia to work with orangutans, continuing a tradition of overseas charity work at her school.

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