News

  • Check home heating to prevent killer blazes

    Victorian fire services have reminded households to ensure heating systems are in tip-top shape to avoid a fire sparking.

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  • Council kicks up a stink over dog poop

    Complaints about dog droppings in public spaces have prompted a warning from Corangamite Shire Council.

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  • Local dairy leader optimistic

    Larpent dairy farmer and WestVic Dairy board member Jacqui Suares says favourable farmgate milk prices for the 2023-24 season should re-build local farmers’ “confidence” in the dairy industry.

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  • Anam Cara founder passes on the baton

    Anam Cara House Colac’s founder Diane Wright has “handed on the baton” to newly appointed president Maryjane Crabtree.

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  • A butterfly haven in the Bay

    Apollo Bay locals can spread their wings and learn more about butterflies, with the transformation of a community space into a haven to attract the colourful creatures.

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  • Sewer work for district

    Barwon Water is kicking off a $50-million program of sewer upgrades across the Colac, Geelong and Surf Coast region.

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  • Letters to the editor

    A motorist questions the need for a roundabout at the Blue Church intersection, the Cancer Council thanks the community for support, and a reader praises retail workers.

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  • PHOTO FEATURE: Creative kids get to work

    Colac Herald photographer Joel King has stopped by Colac Primary School to catch up with younger year levels as they built models of houses and practised reading picture books.

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