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  • Couple fighting to stay in Australia

    A COLAC couple is fighting to stay in Australia after officials ruled one of them was too old and had insufficient English skills to earn permanent residency.

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  • Hospital chief defends bed plan

    COLAC’S available emergency hospital beds will halve after 3.30pm each day under a plan to retain the city’s overnight urgent care.

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  • Colac donations help book ticket to Africa

    A FAMILY of Sudanese refugees say the generosity and support of Colac people have made the city feel like home.

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  • Activist says budget lacks detail

    A COMMUNITY activist believes Colac Otway Shire Council’s draft budget is “almost impossible” to scrutinise because of a lack of detail.

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  • African farmers learn from Otways growers

    SEVEN Colac district farmers have travelled to Africa to teach other farmers how to get more value from their timber.

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  • Winter warms Otways’ festival

    PREPARING hundreds of litres of soup is no easy feat, but it’s a job Forrest’s Allan Winter has done for the past seven years.

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  • Mexican march turns heads in Colac

    SHOPPERS in central Colac had to look twice this week when they saw a man in traditional Mexican clothes riding his horse down Murray Street.

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  • Regal police presence for Queen’s Birthday

    POLICE say they will have a “regal” presence on Colac district roads across the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.

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