News
Mechanical fault to blame
A mechanical issue on a freight train is to blame for boom gates remaining down at Colac’s Queen Street for more than three hours on Wednesday.
Apollo Bay rallies against land sale
Apollo Bay community leaders have rallied residents and urged them to contact Colac Otway Shire councillors in a last-minute bid to pause the sale of the old kindergarten site.
Thieves target Apollo Bay
Apollo Bay police are appealing for information about a string of thefts from Apollo Bay properties over the weekend.
Kaye cooks up Christmas cheer
After five years of volunteering, there’s still nothing Beeac’s Kaye Cheng loves more than seeing lots of happy faces chatting away together at St Mary’s Christmas lunch.
Spectacular Students Enjoy Happy Travels
Colac Secondary College students have given their all in Victoria’s State School Spectacular this month, gaining new experiences, skills, and independence along the way.
WorkSafe charges company
WorkSafe Victoria has charged a water tank manufacturer after a tank fatally struck a man at Barwon Downs in one of two separate incidents.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Trout stocking, a local history group grant, the introduction of a new holiday levy and more in this week’s news in brief.
Understanding life’s ladder
Pansy ‘Pam’ Trigg is 97 and lives in Mercy Place, Colac. Her family began to notice signs of dementia when she was 85 – unsurprising changes at first which soon became more worrying.