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  • Dryer warning after Birre blaze

    A Birregurra house fire sparked by a laundry dryer serves as a timely reminder for people to check their dryers and clean the lint filter regularly.

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  • Near-death experience for Colac teen

    “I shouldn’t have really made it out alive.” Despite a harrowing experience where she almost died off the Great Ocean Road, Colac teen Evie Knight is going to keep living her life to the fullest.

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  • Pink locks to go for fundraiser

    One year ago, Irrewillipe woman Chris Duve had just finished her breast cancer treatments and was rocking a buzz cut. Next week the 73-year-old will shave off her newly grown back and recently dyed pink hair to fundraise to support others who are facing their own cancer journeys in the community.

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  • Community shines during mental health walk

    “It’s a step in the right direction for breaking mental health stigma.”

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  • Foodies festival will be a ‘cracker’

    “Colac is surrounded by some of the best food and drink producers in Australia.”

    Food journalist and Colac export Wendy Hargreaves is expecting the very best of what the region has to offer at this weekend’s Otways Producers Festival.

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  • ‘Speed and inattention’ cause crash

    Cobden Police Senior Constable Travis Cooknell says “speed and inattention” caused a single-vehicle crash at Carpendeit on the weekend.

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  • Colac food drive calls for donations

    Colac Toyota is collaborating with Colac Salvation Army to host a food drive this month, aimed at “helping those in need while reinforcing the strength of the local community”.

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  • Warrion hosts tastes of shire

    Organiser Charlotte Henry says the Warrion Flower Show’s Taste of the Shire dinner allows the community to appreciate “beautiful country cuisine”.

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