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  • Skenes Creek dirt waits for asbestos screening

    A potentially contaminated colossal dirt mound in Skenes Creek will be screened for asbestos in the coming weeks, despite the pile sitting on the nature strip of a Great Ocean Road property for almost six months.

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  • Public interest in Colac toilets

    Toilets in Memorial Square have been a topic of discussion at the latest Colac Otway Shire Council meeting, with people wondering when the new facilities will be complete and why items are broken in the current facilities.

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  • Council to woo electric blue?

    Climate Action Team’s Jeff Cooke says now is the time for Colac Otway Shire Council to “bite the bullet” and apply for funding to electrify its largest gas consumer Bluewater Leisure Centre.

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  • Man fined over mean texts to mother

    A 43-year-old man who verbally abused his 77-year-old mother over text has walked from court without a conviction but must pay a $500 fine.

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  • Colac store sale attracts crowd

    Livestock agent Matt Nelson said Friday’s store cattle sale at the Colac Saleyards saw about 350 head go under the hammer.

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  • Winchelsea community to hear from CORA chief

    Cape Otway Road Australia’s Daryl Pelchen will feature at Growing Winchelsea’s first general meeting of the year tomorrow.

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  • Group supports independents

    An independent lobby group is taking to the kitchen table to answer that age old question: what does Wannon want?

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  • Rain welcome after dry but district needs more

    Irrewarra’s John Martin says farmers are now playing the waiting game for the proper autumn break to settle in across the district.

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