News

  • Town preparing for 6000 riders

    THE Otways community of Gellibrand River remembers the “buzz” when 8100 cyclists and their crews rode into town 10 years ago and plans to re-create the celebration have started.

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  • Anti-fur petition goes viral

    MORE than 21,000 people around the world have joined a Wye River woman’s petition calling for an online marketplace to stop selling endangered animal products.

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  • Woman hurt in horse fall

    PARAMEDICS airlifted a Colac district woman to hospital after she fell from a horse on a property south-west of Colac.

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  • Inquiry into farm cattle deaths

    THE discovery of sick and dead cattle on a Colac district farm has sparked an investigation into a possible disease outbreak.

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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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