News

  • Hovercraft offering tours of Lake Colac

    A hovercraft is set to take to the water on Lake Colac this Sunday and everyone’s invited to take a ride.

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  • Letters to the editor

    Fossil fuels and the future of a lakeside caravan park feature in today’s letters.

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  • Tackling a lack of women in local government

    Women across Victoria can gain leadership skills in a program aiming to get more women into local councils.

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  • Proactive job recruitment

    Southern Rural Water has launched a female-only recruitment campaign for field-based roles.

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  • Big fines apply to illegal firewood collection

    People collecting firewood in native forest face big penalties if they inadvertently damage critical wildlife habitat or Aboriginal scarred trees.

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  • Affordable housing solution for Apollo Bay?

    Affordable housing campaigners say a Colac Otway Shire Council-owned depot at Apollo Bay could be the answer to the town’s accommodation crisis for essential workers.

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  • Abel’s ready for a career in farming

    It’s easy to tell that Abel McBroom is destined for farming when he shows up at Colac Regional Saleyards in his Ringers Western outfit among the regular buyers.

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  • Motorheads flock to Colac

    It was a motor lover’s dream at Colac’s Memorial Square as eye-catching cars and motorbikes rolled into town.

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