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Letters to the editor
Coastal development and paths, and plastic waste, feature in today’s letters.
Man attempts to evade police in stolen car
Police have arrested a man, who was already wanted for outstanding offences, after he allegedly sped into Beeac in a stolen car trying to evade officers.
Unallocated cash just sitting there for dairy communities
The DemoDAIRY Foundation has thousands of dollars to give away in scholarships and grants, and not enough people are applying for it.
Surf Coast plans 3.5 per cent rate rise
Surf Coast residents can expect their rates to rise 3.5 per cent this year under the council’s draft budget, which also outlines $36.4 million in capital spending and an operating deficit of $18.3 million.
Capsized boat identified
Police have helped reunite a mystery boat with its owner after the vessel appeared in Lake Colac.
$2000 fine after knife arrest at Camperdown
A man has copped a $2000 fine after taking a knife to a Camperdown venue.
Bottle scheme to help charities
Colac and district locals will get money back in their pockets for recycling containers and bottles under the State Government’s new container deposit scheme starting November 1.
Letters preserve diggers’ tales
Hundreds of photographs and letters of Colac’s original ANZAC soldiers Richard Bassett and Alec Sitlington have revealed moments frozen in time of their journey to Fromelles during the First World War.