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Teens will help orphans in Peru
TWO Colac and district teenagers volunteering at a South American orphanage hope the experience will give them insight into careers in international development.
Tractor and truck collide
TWO Colac district men escaped injury when a truck and tractor collided at Barongarook, south of Colac.
New red tape shocks farmers
COLAC district farmers say “shocking” new planning restrictions will make it harder for them to farm their own properties.
Kelpie continues winning ways
AWARD-winning kelpie Suma is at home working with both sheep and cattle.
Timboon’s young achiever wins state honour
TIMBOON’S Simon Schulz says it is an “unusual feeling” to win a state business award.
Violence crackdown is Colac’s biggest challenge: Inspector
COLAC’S new police inspector says reversing an increasing trend of violence and assaults is the “biggest challenge” for the city’s police.
Colac boom on track for 20,000 by 2050
THE LEADER of Colac’s business group says the district is well-placed to attract 8000 more people by 2050.
Libs promise slower internet faster
COLAC internet users will have high-speed internet sooner under a Coalition government, but the speeds will be lower than Labor’s National Broadband Network.