News
Driver prevents pub burning down
AN OBSERVANT delivery driver has helped stop Birregurra’s pub from burning down.
District roads among state’s worst
MOTORING group RACV fears Colac and district roads will deteriorate further unless the State Government commits more funding to the roads network.
No justice for alleged rape victim
A FORMER Colac woman fears she will never get justice against the man she says raped her in an Elliminyt orphanage four decades ago.
Fighting cancer and mental illness
A COLAC bipolar sufferer is determined to help others with mental illness before an aggressive cancer takes her life.
Colac heatwave breaks records
COLAC and district’s heatwave this month has a broken a five-decade record.
Policeman saves child in dramatic rescue, father drowns
A LORNE policeman swam through heavy seas to rescue a 12-year-old boy, but paramedics were unable to save the boy’s father.
Grass fire threatens three properties
POLICE are yet to determine the cause of a grass fire which threatened three properties east of Colac.
Daughter’s recovery motivates father’s run
COLAC father Tim Hassett is training hard to repay the Royal Children’s Hospital for saving his daughter’s life.