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Angling competition catches smiles
Lake Purrumbete Angling Club has capped off its annual twilight competition with close competitors, a sizzling barbecue and crafty catches.
Family fun day makes a splash
Colac and district families had their goggles and their bathers ready and dove into the last day of the school holidays at Bluewater Leisure Centre. Parents and kids celebrated with sunshine, ice cream, a barbecue lunch, water activities and a live DJ to keep energies high.
Brilliant tourism season
An Apollo Bay business says warm and sunny summer weather is to thank for a “brilliant” school holiday season along the Great Ocean Road.
Shake-up for aged-care sector
Corangamite Shire Council will no longer provide in-home aged care services to its 500 clients from July 1.
Visitor centre trial extended
Colac Otway Shire Council has confirmed that the Colac Visitor Information Centre will stay open full-time for an extra month.
Close contest at dog trials
The Cressy Dog Trials have wrapped up for the year before local and interstate competitors gear up for the Commonwealth championships.
Liquor licence plan for ten-pin centre
Colac Tenpin Bowl could soon be serving alcohol to customers, if a permit gets Colac Otway Shire Council’s approval.
FLOOD CHAOS: Dozens of wedding guests stranded in New Zealand
“Once-in-a-lifetime” floods have created a once-in-a-lifetime trip for about 50 Colac wedding guests, but almost 260 millimetres of rain failed to dampen spirits.