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Closure means longer wait for ambulances
COLAC and district residents face longer waits for ambulances when Colac’s hospital closes its overnight urgent care service.
Hospital will cut emergency care
FEDERAL Government funding cuts have forced Colac Area Health to permanently close the hospital’s overnight urgent care service.
Petrol stations refuse to explain high price
THE owners of Colac’s BP petrol stations have refused to explain why petrol is more expensive in Colac than at Geelong, Winchelsea and Warrnambool.
Katter headed to Corangamite
MAVERICK politician Bob Katter says he will visit Corangamite this year as his political party moves to shake up Australia’s most marginal seat.
Fire at Colac timber mill
MORE than 20 firefighters and a specialist Geelong fire unit took two hours to control a blaze at a Colac timber mill.
Today is a day of total fire ban
THE Country Fire Authority has declared today a total fire ban day for Colac and district.
Government cash will help families
COLAC and district families are receiving a Federal Government financial boost this month before the start of the new school year.
Police find drugs, money
POLICE have arrested a Colac man after finding drugs and cash in his car in central Colac.