News

  • Gardening proves good medicine

    A Colac social club has helped uncover scientific proof that gardening promotes good health.

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  • Crew stops stump fire close to Meredith Park

    Firefighters have extinguished a fire in a tree stump near Meredith Park on Lake Colac’s northern bank, as hundreds of people camped nearby.

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  • Man, 25, arrested after Winch arson

    A Winchelsea man will face court in connection to a fire that gutted a house in the town and damaged a neighbouring home.

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  • Magistrate’s message

    “Drugs are a poison; a cancer.”

    This was the message Magistrate Franz Holzer told a Colac man in court this week after police found a large quantity of drugs in his home.

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  • Clinic in a healthy position

    GPs Terence Heng and Ed Mulvey’s commitment to shifting their families’ lives from the city to the coast has created rare stability for healthcare at Apollo Bay.

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  • A shearer’s life clicks with Ged

    Colac young gun sheep shearer Ged Leersen says his recent work trip to New Zealand was a great insight into the professionalism and competitive nature of the country’s wool industry.

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  • Four hospitalised after smash

    Four occupants of a car have had a “really lucky” escape in a collision with a truck on the Colac-Forrest Road.

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  • Top cop reflects on career

    Ken Slingsby only planned to stay in Colac for two years when he moved from Melbourne in 2003 to fill the role of Senior Sergeant.

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