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$400 fine for L plate driver
A learner driver must pay a $400 fine after driving while suspended and not displaying her L plates.
Federal boost for shire roads projects
Local roads and community infrastructure in the Colac Otway, Corangamite and Surf Coast Shires will have an extra boost with from Federal Government funding.
Bringing people together for Neighbourhood House Week
Colac’s Neighbourhood House will celebrate Neighbourhood House Week with an afternoon tea tomorrow.
Chemical clean-up complete
The clean-up of a former fuel depot that was wafting chemical smells in Colac’s Wilson Street is now complete.
PHOTO SPREAD: Junior sport Birregurra versus Irrewarra-Beeac
Colac Herald photographer Joel King dropped in on the junior football and netball to capture the action.
Higher rates the cost of rise in house prices
An increase in property prices means that Colac Otway Shire households will likely pay higher rates for their residential, farming and commercial properties.
Colac paramedics face busier times
Colac Otway paramedics responded to more code one emergencies within the state’s target response time in the latest quarter, but their average response time slowed.
High demands on Bay fishers
Uncertainty around the lobster trade’s future in China and increasing costs for fishers aren’t weighing heavily on Apollo Bay’s Trevor Barker as he investigates a new path after a lifetime in the industry.