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Market has plenty of fun in store
Sunday’s Meet Me in Birregurra event is shaping up to a big day with dog jumping, lots of fun activities for kids and the Birregurra Markets back in the Birregurra Park.
No extension for Lorne bus
A Colac to Lorne bus had more than 2300 customers this summer but there are still no plans to extend the service.
Loss of licence after drug test
A Colac man who failed a drug test will have to wait until September to get his driver’s licence back.
Triathlete’s mammoth journey
Colac Otway Shire residents should keep an eye out in coming months for long-distance triathlete Tom Dunn as he completes a 9000km triathlon across Australia raising money for mental health.
Dad must complete drug driving class
A speeding P-plater says the joy his son has brought him has changed his attitude to drugs, but a magistrate has ordered him to undergo a drug driving program.
School doubles down on leaders
Apollo Bay P-12 College’s new leaders hope their individual strengths can warrant the school having four senior captains in 2023.
Register to vote for poll
The Australian Electoral Commission has messaged almost 400,000 Australians to remind them to enrol to vote, ahead of a national referendum on the Aboriginal Voice to parliament later this year.
Date set for council vote countback
Colac Otway Shire Council will discover its new seventh councillor at the start of March, after Jamie Bell’s resignation created an extraordinary vacancy.