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Family evicted for ‘public safety’
AUTHORITIES evicted a family from a derelict Colac district property “in the interests of public safety”.
National park builders face backlash
CONSERVATION and tourism leaders have warned developers they would face a “fierce” community backlash if they planned “inappropriate” buildings in district national parks.
Speedsters risk road workers’ lives
POLICE say speeding motorists are risking the lives of road workers building the Princes Highway duplication.
Commission will challenge church
COLAC’S Catholic parish priest says he expects a royal commission into child sexual abuse will challenge the church.
Driest start in decades
COLAC has had its driest start to the year in almost three decades, but rain in late March has returned green to the Otways.
Unity could bring ‘massive’ opportunities
A BUSINESS expert says the Colac region has “massive” opportunities if businesses, community and bureaucracy listen to each other and work together.
Public drinking fines will double
COLAC Otway Shire Council is set to double the fine for drinking alcohol in central Colac streets.
Children lived with drugs and filth
PILL packets, alcohol bottles, soiled mattresses, food scraps, animal faeces and broken furniture – that’s how a Colac woman has lived with her four children.