News

  • Driver caught in burning truck

    The quick-thinking actions of an off-duty fire captain, his boss and a nearby motorist have saved the life of a cement truck driver, after his truck rolled and caught fire at Simpson.

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  • New councillor looking ahead

    New councillor Max Arnott says he believes in creating positive partnerships between Colac Otway Shire Council and its community.

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  • Homecoming for country musician

    Ballarat-based country musician Leigh Moneghetti will return to his home town of Colac this weekend for a special concert.

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  • Letters to the editor

    A Colac school for struggling youths, and offshore gas drilling feature in today’s letters.

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  • Firewood season kicks off in Otways region

    The autumn firewood collection season began on Wednesday and lasts for four months.

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  • PHOTO FEATURE: Colac Junior Basketball Tournament

    Colac Herald photographer Joel King captured the action at Colac’s junior basketball tournament at the weekend.

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  • Plenty of precedent for singular ‘they’

    We have received comments about the use of the word “they” as a singular pronoun, particularly when referring to people who identify as non-binary gender.

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  • Vote countback to fill shire seat

    Colac Otway Shire could have its seventh councillor today, after the second electoral countback for this year.

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