News

  • Firefighters exceed their expectations

    Colac Fire Brigade has competed in the state senior urban firefighting championships for the first time in 15 years, “exceeding their expectations”.

    By

  • Donation delights refugee group

    A Colac volunteer group is looking forward to helping refugee families settle into their new homes in town, after an anonymous benefactor provided a much-needed financial kickstart for the support group.

    By

  • Arrests after ute located

    A ute stolen from the Gellibrand Recreation Reserve has turned up more than 170 kilometres away in the Melbourne CBD.

    By

  • Family day care proves costly

    Surf Coast Shire Council will no longer manage family day care from next year.

    By

  • Call to list species as vulnerable

    Conservationists are calling for the State Government to list the fat-tailed dunnart as vulnerable, with the last surviving small marsupial of the Colac district’s volcanic plains under serious threat of extinction.

    By

  • Letters to the editor

    Concerns over cancelled tennis finals, carbon emissions targets and Australia’s nuclear submarine deal.

    By

  • Beach safety alarms Apollo Bay rescuers

    Two young surfers and a regular Apollo Bay ocean swimmer have reunited after saving a tourist from drowning, saying beach safety is a major concern along the coast.

    By

  • A world full of art for Sylvia

    Camperdown’s Sylvia Kuyper grew up in the world of art and has chosen to challenge her imagination every day to create unique pieces of art.

    By