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Young driver critical after district crash
A 19-year-old Cororooke man was in a critical condition after he suffered life-threatening injuries and burns in a fiery crash.
Awards for cheese producer
The owners of an award-winning Colac dairy company say they have been overwhelmed with the support from Colac community members since their opening.
Man airlifted after car crashes and explodes
Police are investigating a single vehicle crash at Cororooke overnight that left a man with life-threatening injuries.
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Ex-mayor slams Games plans
A former Colac Otway Shire mayor says building and then removing two Commonwealth Games swimming pools at Armstrong Creek is a “ridiculous” waste of money when small regional centres are screaming out for upgrades.
Mud hut replacement plans backed
Winchelsea’s iconic but degraded mud hut shelter will come down as soon as possible, to make way for a new steel, timber and mud structure.
Temporary pools ‘wasteful’
Polwarth MP Richard Riordan says the State Government spending $110 million on “temporary” Commonwealth Games swimming pools is “a slap in the face” to the electorate.
Climate crisis call for Colac council
Colac Otway Shire Council has acknowledged a climate change crisis for the first time, after three years of resisting calls to declare a climate “emergency”.