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Church members welcome asylum seekers
COLAC church members have thrown a dinner party to welcome asylum seekers to Colac.
Truck rolls on highway
A TRUCK driver escaped with minor injuries after his vehicle rolled on the Princes Highway near the Colac-Ballarat Road intersection, east of Colac.
Buchanan back on council
APOLLO Bay’s Frank Buchanan says he is ready to resume his duties as a civic leader after winning a Colac Otway Shire Council vote countback.
Teenage pregnancy is state’s highest
COLAC’S teen pregnancy rate is the highest in the state, with 25 babies born to 15 to 19-year-olds in the past financial year.
PM visits Corangamite electorate
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd says Colac district’s ongoing Princes Highway duplication shows Labor’s dedication to Colac and district people.
Video pitch to voters
EIGHT of Corangamite’s election hopefuls have made short videos to help Colac and district voters decide.
A few steps from electrocution
A DISTRAUGHT Otways woman says she was just a few steps away from electrocution after trees brought down powerlines across her yard.
Pork-barrelling benefits Colac Otway
COLAC Otway Shire is going “very, very well” in the federal election campaign but needs more funding, mayor Lyn Russell says.