News
Creditors move on truck firm, uncertainty surrounds jobs
DOZENS of Colac jobs at leading trucking company Wettenhalls are on the line as the company verges on collapse.
Australia Day weekend safety appeal
POLICE have urged motorists to keep their cool on Colac district roads this weekend for the traditionally busy Australia Day rush.
Tourist hurt in head-on crash
POLICE say a Dutch tourist was riding on the wrong side of the road when his motorbike and a car collided near Apollo Bay.
MPs might avoid hospital meeting
COLAC’S political leaders are still undecided whether they will face the community at a meeting to discuss Colac’s hospital crisis.
Council demands hospital cure
COLAC Otway Shire Council has “demanded” state and federal governments find a solution to Colac’s hospital crisis.
Gas leak causes explosion
A GAS leak and explosion have frightened a house full of people in Colac.
Hospital board had ‘no better option’
COLAC Area Health board chairman Tony Baldwin says the hospital had no better option than to close its overnight emergency service.
Business leaders slam hospital plans
BUSINESS leaders say the closure of Colac Hospital’s overnight emergency service will hurt the city’s economy.