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Call to support residents seeking refuge on extreme-fire-danger days
An Otways resident has called on Colac Otway Shire Council to undertake an urgent review to help the community plan refuge options and potentially save lives, ahead of the predicted hotter and drier fire season.
Refugee support group benefits from ride
Keen cyclist and Skenes Creek local Helen Cocks will combine two passions when she volunteers for Amy’s Gran Fondo ride on Sunday.
Schools form a special bond
As a group of Northern Territory students prepared to return home after a visit to Sacred Heart Primary School, Yarralin’s Bronson turned to principal Jack Lenaghan with one simple message.
Changing Gears success
A group of Lavers Hill K-12 College GOALS campus students will soon take to the roads to learn the ins and outs of driving after completing a program to receive their learner permits.
Firefighter’s gruelling stair climb supports charities
Colac firefighter Aidan Barnhart has climbed 28 floors of a Melbourne motel to help fight cancer, suicide and depression.
Family bids farewell to Colac
Colac’s lake, gardens and community service groups are just some of the many things Pat and John Dunn will miss about Colac.
Next step for new street linking highway, houses and lake
A plan for a new street linking Colac’s Murray Street to Lake Colac has gained the approval of Colac Otway Shire councillors.