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Side Slippin’ into surfboard art
SURFING and surfboard enthusiasts will aim to break down the barrier of formal surfing competitions when they gather at Lorne tomorrow.
New Toyota Cruiser exceeds expectations
COLAC Toyota salesman John Williams Jr got more than he expected when he drove the new Toyota FJ Cruiser four-wheel drive.
WILSON INQUEST: Police car repaired “on the quiet”
A PANEL shop worker has told an inquest he repaired a damaged police car “on the quiet” around the time a war veteran died in a hit-and-run crash.
Soaring lamb prices mean expensive roasts
COLAC butchers say they are trying their best to absorb steadily rising lamb prices.
Sleeper thefts railroad track work
V-LINE authorities are baffled after discovering 15,000 kilograms of sleepers missing from Colac district railway tracks.
Coastal speedsters disappoint police
AN Apollo Bay police officer says he is disappointed motorists continue to speed at a coastal “hot spot”.
Ramsay in clear after CRF comments
VICTORIA’S Legislative Council president has cleared Birregurra’s Simon Ramsay of any wrongdoing after he spoke out against the proposed sale of Colac lamb processor CRF.
Lack of firewood might mean cold winter
COLAC and district people could be huddling by empty fireplaces this winter.