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  • MP joins phone tower fight

    BIRREGURRA and Gellibrand residents are demanding temporary mobile phone towers remain in their towns during fire season, with the support of their federal MP.

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  • Council won’t review performance

    COLAC Otway Shire councillors have rejected a call for a review of the council after the shire ranked poorly on a national index.

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  • ‘Toolies’ keep Lorne police busy

    AN assault and drunken “toolies” have kept police busy during Schoolies Week celebrations at Lorne.

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  • Ice driving Colac district crime

    DRUG crime has increased almost 50-per-cent in the Colac Otway and Surf Coast shires during the past year.

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  • Another branch falls in public square

    A SECOND branch has fallen at Colac’s Memorial Square, days after an inspection recommended tree removal at the square.

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  • Teenagers walking for hurt mate

    LORNE teenagers hope to help their friend Lochie Donne in his recovery from spinal injuries, one step at a time.

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  • Close call for Otways tourists

    A DISTRACTED tourist and his passengers avoided serious injuries when their rental car hit a tree which fell onto the vehicle in the Otways.

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  • Woman’s family loses everything

    A COLAC district woman’s family has lost all its possessions in the super typhoon which devastated the Philippines.

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