News
Hall of fame honour for truck driver
Australia’s trucking industry has honoured Colac driver John Mahoney by inducting him into a National Road Transport Hall of Fame.
Erepato blitzes Colac’s battle
Colac band Erepato has won Colac’s FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands.
Display honours great-great grandmother’s bravery
Ann Brooks lived a tumultuous but brave and fulfilling life. Now a display is honouring her determination.
School zone speeder clocked at 100kmh
POLICE have seized a motorcyclist’s bike after catching him riding at more than 100 kilometres an hour in a 40 zone at Winchelsea.
Ex-policeman denies hit-run involvement
A FORMER Colac policeman has denied any alleged involvement in the death of a war veteran in a hit-and-run crash 35 years ago.
Senator joins gas mining fight
A GREENS senator has thrown his support behind a battle against coal-bed gas exploration in Colac and district.
New penalties take aim at drunks
COLAC drunks could face almost $6000 in fines if they refuse to leave bars, pubs and licensed premises.
Cheeseman says he’s Aussie
CORANGAMITE MP Darren Cheeseman dismissed an investigation into his citizenship as “political dirt digging” and has a certificate to prove he is not a New Zealand citizen.