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CAREERS: Return to work pays off for Emma
A new journey at AKD Softwoods as a single mother didn’t stop Emma Methven from climbing the leadership ladder with the Colac company. The Simpson product is now a supervisor at AKD’s dry mill after starting as a production worker in the same department when she joined in 2017 juggling a busy life with her […]
CAREERS: A learning journey for aspiring chef
Apprentice chef Danielle Spry hopes to one day explore kitchens around Australia after learning her craft behind the scenes at Colac Hospital.
Crackdown on concrete stormwater pollution
Environment inspectors are in south-west Victoria this week inspecting concrete businesses to ensure they are preventing hazards to waterways.
Letters to the editor
The draining of Lake Colac through the Lough Calvert scheme, and the referendum on the Aboriginal Voice to Parliament feature as hot topics in today’s letters.
CAREERS: New roles and challenges keeping Jared engaged
What started as a trial to see what the manufacturing world was like has turned into a full-scale career for Jared Pietsch, who has grown with AKD over a 10-year period.
CAREERS: Apprentice opportunities
Justin McGuane knows the benefits of going through Westvic Staffing Solutions as an apprentice and now a boss.
Bay artists fight for a new home
A thriving new pottery group at Apollo Bay says it desperately needs a dedicated art makers’ space in town to sustain moving forward.
Cotter clan’s rise to champion status
Pia Cotter, pictured with son Flynn, 2, has been raising suffolk sheep since her teen years. Now Cotter Suffolks have won a major award at Sheepvention.