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Birre boost: Win for families after fight for playground replacement
Birregurra children can celebrate a $275,000 win, with Colac Otway Shire Council’s draft budget including a redevelopment of the town’s degraded playground.
Aged-care review’s wide scope
A review of Colac Otway Shire Council’s aged and disability services will focus on the quality of care and service, not just the financial cost to the council.
No jail after assault on 78-year-old
A 50-year-old man who punched his stepfather in the face must be on good behaviour for the next year.
New citizen follows her nursing aspirations
Colac’s newest Australian citizen Ajah Duot dreamt of coming to Australia and becoming a nurse, and now she gets to live out that dream.
CSC develops future farmers
Agriculture students at Colac Secondary College are flourishing this school year, with more students taking interest in the program than in previous years.
Driver escapes serious injury
A driver has escaped injury after his vehicle crashed into a fence near Winchelsea.
Vow to keep fighting for skatepark
Apollo Bay’s Jane Gross remembers key moments from the community’s campaign for a skatepark in the town like it was yesterday.
Arrest at train station
A man is facing drug possession and use charges after an arrest at Colac Railway Station.