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Community unites to celebrate
Winter Wild organisers say this year’s festival is dedicated to the Apollo Bay community and celebrating what the district offers through entertainment, produce and artistry.
Temporary bridge opens
A temporary bridge has opened across the Gellibrand River, as work starts to replace an 80-year-old bridge at Princetown, making way for construction of a controversial new eco-stay lodge.
Care entry limits on coast
Great Ocean Road Health has implemented entry limitations to its aged-care facilities after gastro and respiratory disease outbreaks.
Beatrice’s celebration of a century
It was so foggy the night Beatrice Neale’s mother went into labour in 1923, that her father couldn’t find the horse to travel to the nearest hospital.
Plan for new street to link to lake and sports grounds
A new road linking Colac’s Murray Street to Lake Colac and new sports fields is on Colac Otway Shire Council’s radar.
PHOTO FEATURE: Irrewarra-Beeac versus Birregurra football and netball
The Colac Herald’s photographer Joel King stopped by the junior netball and football between Birregurra and Irrewarra-Beeac at the weekend.
Letters to the editor
Gender rules in toilets, and a call to donate blood feature in today’s letters.
Habitat restoration project starts at Lorne
A habitat restoration project will start at Lorne this week to protect and enhance the coastline.