News

  • Floods exacerbate public housing list

    Homeless families are facing growing waiting lists for public housing in the Colac district, with Victoria’s floods set to worsen the situation.

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  • Fire to contest state final

    Colac district band The Fire Alive is “pretty psyched” about its next couple of months.

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  • Petrol talk for independents

    Colac Otway Shire mayor Brian Crook will request a meeting with two influential federal independents to help cut petrol prices in the city.

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  • Fuel price petition off to parliament

    South Dreeite farmer Bill Brown collected his final signature on Colac’s streets yesterday.

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  • Council prescribes a fourth pharmacy

    A national discount pharmacy chain hopes to open a store in Colac before the end of the year.

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  • At-risk communities won’t have fire signs

    Colac Otway Shire will receive only one new fire danger rating sign, despite having eight of the state’s most high-risk bushfire areas.

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  • Summer warming

    Colac has endured its third wettest January on record.

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  • Hunters to face examinations before season

    Authorities will train and test duck hunters on their game knowledge in the lead-up to Colac district’s duck hunting season.

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