News

  • 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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  • Thousands of fish for lake

    Lake Colac will get more than 5000 additional fish year, thanks to the lake’s consistently high water levels.

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  • Council scores low marks

    Colac Otway Shire Council’s overall community satisfaction is at its lowest in six years, new survey results show.

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  • CRIME DOWN: Offences at a 10-year low, but key measures are up

    Crime in the Colac Otway Shire is continuing a downward trend, but drug possession, criminal damage and family violence order breaches are on the rise.

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  • Photography provides release

    Catching a moment in time is exactly what South Purrumbete’s Brooke Cummins loves about her style of photography.

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  • Rallying for refugees

    Colac and district refugee supporters say people should keep their eyes and hearts open to refugees, not just this week for National Refugee Week, but all year round.

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  • Vandals target tree planting

    An Apollo Bay resident says she was shocked to discover vandals had attacked new street trees planted in a busy part of town.

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