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Toni Childs set for big Colac concert
Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated recording artist Toni Childs hopes Colac audiences connect with her new music as much as they have with her classics.
Offshore gasfield connection moving ahead
A 150-metre-long vessel has arrived in the ocean off Port Campbell to connect new undersea gas wells to the town’s Otway Gas Plant.
Long COVID upends Rosie’s life
At 34, Rosie Mahoney was thriving in a job she loved, preparing for an exciting European holiday and had plans of starting a family with her partner.
That was until a COVID-19 infection and the brutal impact of long COVID turned her life upside down, leaving her bedridden, requiring care and living with about 50 ongoing symptoms.
Apollo Bay garden represents journey
Nelly O’Meara draws gardening inspiration from her famous Paradise tea rooms, a slice of her Dutch heritage and of course her husband proudly saying their garden is “the best in Apollo Bay”.
Bay festival reels in keen seafood lovers
Apollo Bay Seafood Festival officials say 5000 people consumed nearly every bit of fresh produce while supporting community groups for what they’ve dubbed the “biggest and best” one yet.
Grants available for community uses
Telstra and the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal are partnering to deliver $600,000 in grants for community groups.
Artists carve out a ‘visual feast’
Colac Otway Shire and the surrounding towns will transform into a “visual feast” this April for the Colac Otway Arts Trail.
Guilty plea after serious injury
A Barongarook man must complete 200 hours of unpaid community work, after he hit a man causing him to lose a tooth, in an attempt to get back a $30 debt.