News

  • MPs push for answers on crumbling highways

    South-west Victorian MPs have spoken in State Parliament demanding government action to fix the region’s crumbling roads, including the “perilously unsafe” Princes Highway.

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  • Colac’s 40kmh zone coming soon

    Work to install 40kmh electronic speed signs in central Colac is continuing and should be complete within months.

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  • Grass fire starts at Alvie electricity pole

    A fire underneath a power pole at Alvie this week was likely due to a fault in power infrastructure.

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  • Million-dollar campsite boost: Council allocates cash windfall from Bruce Street sale

    Lake Colac Holiday Park will have an infrastructure boost to the tune of a million dollars, after councillors decided that the park’s next tenant must put in $500,000 to match a council commitment.

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  • Kids desperate for BMX track

    Colac’s Marley and Ezra Dallaway love the rush and thrill of BMX riding, but with no bike track in Colac they’re having to travel more than an hour to enjoy the sport.

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  • Flipping fantastic Shrove Tuesday

    Colac’s Sacred Heart Primary School students enjoyed pancakes this week to celebrate Shrove Tuesday.

    Colac Herald photographer Joel King visited the school and captured the action.

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  • Man jailed after assault

    A 23-year-old Colac man who “freaked out” and hit a man with a glass during a planned sexual encounter will serve three years in prison.

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  • Nurse’s vehicle smashed

    A Colac nurse who only returned to work three weeks ago after maternity leave, has ended a work shift to find someone has crashed into her car and fled the scene.

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