News

  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Video pitch to voters

    EIGHT of Corangamite’s election hopefuls have made short videos to help Colac and district voters decide.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Hospital lobbies for $4.5 million

    COLAC Area Health has kicked off a campaign for federal funding and has asked Corangamite’s main candidates for a $4.5-million children’s health centre.

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  • Old cypress tree is killer

    A COLAC district farmer has issued a warning about the dangers of old trees after a falling cypress killed his cow.

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