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  • Colac Otway called to address period poverty

    A women’s charity is calling on municipalities including Colac Otway Shire to take action on period poverty, following a nationwide survey.

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  • Bulla raises milk price after farmer feedback

    Colac-based dairy processor Bulla has taken on farmer feedback and increased its farmgate milk price less than a week after declaring its season opening price.

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  • Bay celebrates hub ownership

    More than 80 people from Apollo Bay have celebrated a historic double milestone with the town’s former kinder transferred to the community.

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  • Reliable records crucial amid drought, MP says

    Colac received a downpour last week, official data showed – but nobody remembered it, and it didn’t appear in any rain gauges.

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  • Research earns a high honour

    Evidence continues to mount that Colac is leading the way in regional health research, with an impressive new appointment.

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  • Council seeking balance on social housing development

    Colac Otway Shire Council will request a state housing body to take a more balanced approach to social and affordable housing delivery across the city.

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  • Humble Birregurra volunteers honoured

    A former Birregurra CFA captain has received a rare honour.

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  • WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK: Support already rolling in for program

    Officials are reporting a groundswell of community backing for a grassroots drought support program.

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