News

  • Animal blessing returns

    Animals of Colac are invited to a special church service this weekend to receive a blessing and mark the special role that furry friends play in our lives.

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  • Storm recovery assistance available

    Colac Otway and Surf Coast are among 28 councils eligible for disaster recovery funding in the wake of the wild storms that lashed Victoria over the past month

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  • Preserving old butcher shop memories

    Do you love visiting your local Colac butcher shop, serving only the best quality cuts of meat, and have great memories of the district’s butcher shops that are no longer operating?

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  • Colac Area Health joins vaping battle

    Colac Area Health has announced it will collaborate with Colac Otway Shire Council and VicHealth to combat youth vaping in the shire.

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  • Unique farm gap year

    Mustering cattle in Western Australia’s West Kimberley region is extremely different to feeding dairy cows at Simpson, but the diverse experience has certainly been beneficial to Olivia Whiting’s agricultural career aspirations.

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  • Former mayor seeks second term

    Current councillor and former mayor Libby Stapleton will seek re-election in the Surf Coast Shire Council, officially nominating for the Otway Range Ward.

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  • Transitioning away from wool

    The shearing shed on the Costin’s Apollo Bay farm might not have much of a future if everything goes to plan.

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  • Law firm set to wind down

    After seven decades of serving the Colac region, the team at Arundell Murray and Ryan are winding down their operations.

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