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Residents welcome miner’s decision to walk away
DEANS MARSH residents have welcomed Mantle Mining’s decision to abandon its plan to probe the region for brown coal.
Councillor isn’t sitting on fence with opinions
A COLAC Otway Shire councillor has turned a fencing policy vote into a debate about definitions and bureaucracy.
Alternative truck route by next year
A COLAC bypass is “years away” but a plan to take trucks from the city centre could be in place by 2012.
Celebrating 50 years of priesthood
FORMER Colac district priest Brian Gleeson is preparing to celebrate his 50th year of priesthood
Honour ceremony draws crowd to district
RESIDENTS of Eurack, north-east of Colac, said they’d never seen their town so busy when more than 150 people attended a tree planting at the town’s avenue of honour.
Your Weekend in Colac and district
COLAC and district volunteers will plant 7000 trees and other plants for National Tree Day this weekend.
$100,000 boost for Otways tourism
A $100,000 grant to upgrade the Lavers Hill Roadhouse and Caravan Park could boost tourism in the Otways.
Pokie punters spend $7.47 million
COLAC punters are spending more money at the pokies, with the city’s gaming machines guzzling $7.47 million last financial year.