News
Anglers needed for lake study
Local anglers could play a key role in a study into the pharmaceutical pollutants in Lake Colac to help investigate the health of the lake and its wildlife.
Committee left ‘high and dry’
Passionate community advocate Rod Amos says Colac Otway Shire Council’s decision to cancel Lake Colac Consultative Committee meetings almost two years ago is a “failure of leadership”.
Zach’s rise to TV fame from cheeky interview
After Zach Davis apprehended a Gold Coast scooter thief and appeared in a cheeky live TV interview, he thought receiving messages from a few single women would be the best outcome from the situation.
Colac ready for Cup Day
Form guides and fascinators are at the ready for Colac West Rotary Club’s annual Melbourne Cup Day lunch.
Rowarth was a cut above the rest
A fixation of sitting on the boundary line at Birregurra to watch his older brother dominate local level was the beginning of a fairytale journey for Sam Rowarth as a Dees fan.
News in Brief
Colac crash investigation Police are investigating a crash involving a car and a motorcycle in Colac. The incident occurred at just before 4.50pm last Thursday at the intersection of Queen and Murray streets. Ambulance Victoria transported the male motorcyclist by road to Geelong University Hospital in a stable condition with lower body injuries. Colac’s Acting […]
Tree stops train in its tracks
Train travellers had an unexpected stop at Swan Marsh yesterday, with their mode of transport changing from rail to coach after a tree fell on the tracks. More than 100 passengers escaped injury when the train came to a sudden stop between Swan Marsh Road and Swan Marsh-Stonyford Road yesterday morning. Damage to the train […]
Perfecting craft over four decades
Forty years ago, Barongarook local Rob Wilmot couldn’t find a knife that was to his liking, so he set out to make one himself.