News

  • Community effort keeps marathon thriving

    It takes a village to run a marathon, well at least to help make it happen at Apollo Bay for volunteer co-ordinator Pat Liederbach.

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  • Colac man dies in crash

    A Colac man has died after he swerved his car to miss a koala and collided with a truck at Pomborneit.

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  • FALLS FALTERS: Festival’s taking a break

    Colac and district festivalgoers will miss out on another Falls Festival, after organisers announced the festival would not return this New Years’ season to any of its three locations.

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  • Council pushes ahead with care review

    Colac Otway Shire Council officers say they are not in a rush to offload the council’s community care services, despite the Federal Government giving local councils an extra year to introduce a new aged-care program.

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  • Popular steps a hazard

    The steps of an iconic Great Ocean Road tourist attraction are closed, amid fears of a cliff collapse that could be fatal.

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  • Rainbows connect statewide

    A rainbow flag has flown outside the Colac Otway Shire Council office for the first time this week on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.

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  • Healthy habits

    Colac West Primary School students Kalani Bowes, Kyzaac Bowes and Zade Jenkins will enjoy walking to school today for National Walk Safely to School Day.

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  • An angler’s paradise at Lake Purrumbete

    Lake Purrumbete has received an injection of more than 10,000 chinook salmon in the past fortnight.

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