News
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Otways campus gets green light
A Ballarat college’s proposed Otways bush campus has received the go-ahead from Colac Otway Shire Council’s planning department.
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Service connects more Colac patients with specialists
A new telehealth service will connect Colac Area Health patients with specialist emergency doctors from across Australia and help reduce workforce pressure.
Students desperate for a bigger campus
The Colac Specialist School community is desperate for the State Government to come to the party and accelerate plans for an expanded, purpose-built site for its growing cohort.
Big plans for lifesaving centre
A community-driven initiative would see Apollo Bay become the home of nation-leading blue-water safety and surf lifesaving training.
Fatalities spark safety warning
“Three fatals is still three too many.”
Police hunt brazen thief after jewellery store theft
Colac family business Woods Jewellers has suffered an unwelcome start to the new year and is $25,000 out of pocket after a brazen smash-and-grab at the Murray Street store.
Falls fans find grander plans
A group of New Year’s partygoers didn’t let the cancellation of Lorne’s Falls Festival scupper their plans to cheer in 2020.
P-plater red-faced at Lorne
A probationary driver was lucky to escape with just a ticket when he rolled into a police vehicle outside of Lorne on the Great Ocean Road.
Visitor drowns fishing
Police are appealing for witnesses after a fisher was found dead at the bottom of a cliff at Separation Creek.
Crews continue to battle blazes
Colac and district’s firefighting chief says reckless and irresponsible fire behaviour on Friday could have cost lives and homes.
