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Injured teenager returns home
A COLAC district junior footballer is home from hospital after suffering spinal injuries in a match at the weekend.
Colac teenager wins star search
COLAC teenager Thomas McGuane says winning the vocal section of a Geelong competition was an “amazing experience”.
Carjackers terrorise driver
POLICE are hunting two men who stole a Colac district man’s car after one of the offenders held a knife to the victim’s throat.
Birds wreak havoc on historic town
THOUSANDS of birds are wreaking havoc on Birregurra’s historic trees, church and golf course.
Footballer airlifted with fractured vertebrae
A 17-YEAR-OLD Colac district footballer has two fractured vertebrae and suffered temporary paralysis down his left side after an on-field incident during a weekend game at Birregurra.
Driver escapes fiery crash, walks for help
A COBDEN man walked more than two kilometres for help after he was lucky to survive a car crash which incinerated his vehicle.
Business group launches business awards
THE countdown has begun ahead of Colac Otway Shire’s top business awards ceremony.
Residents campaign against rates and red tape
ANGER over rising rates and increasing red tape has pushed 30 Colac Otway Shire residents to rally for change.