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Leukaemia survivor, 7, fighting fit for relay
A SEVEN-year-old cancer survivor will walk the first lap of tomorrow’s Colac Otway Relay for Life, just months after finishing treatment for leukaemia.
Plight of asylum seekers inspires new production
COLAC amateur theatre group Ants Pantz Arts has taken inspiration from asylum seekers’ stories for its 13th annual production next week.
Farmer wants region to fight mining
A BIRREGURRA farmer says “people power” can stop coal-seam gas mining in the Colac region but communities might only have 12 months to act.
Support bubbling up for pop-up kitchen
COLAC’S campaign to entice celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to “pop up” a kitchen in the city is surging ahead.
Rider cheats death in crash
A MOTORBIKE rider is “extremely lucky” to be alive after crashing into a car north of Lorne.
Shire chief plans Jamie Oliver tour
CIVIC leader Rob Small wants to take celebrity chef Jamie Oliver on a tour of Colac’s edible landscape project.
Twins overcome bumpy start to life
COLAC’S Nicole Drayton endured a three-day wait to hold her twin girls after they were born eight weeks premature, unresponsive and needing resuscitation.
Colac train campaign needs support
COLAC train campaigner Brian Crook is urging people to have their say on public transport and support proposed increased train services between Geelong and Warrnambool.