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  • Tehan supports bank closure Senate inquiry

    Wannon MP Dan Tehan is calling on banks to heed the call of a Senate Committee and stop closing local banks until local councils, businesses and affected customers can submit their concerns to a Senate inquiry.

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  • Festival gigs a dream for Bill

    Apollo Bay’s Bill Hurley-Fraser never dreamed of managing festivals in his own back yard after embarking on global events to experience working in live entertainment. 

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  • Birregurra road upgrade starts

    Birregurra road users will face detours and delays for the next 10 weeks while road crews work to rebuild a 3.4-kilometre stretch for travellers.

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  • New Preps put talents to work

    Colac South West Primary School Prep students are relishing their first couple of weeks at school.

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  • Motorist clocked at 158kmh

    A Cressy P-plater will pay $1600 and face court after driving almost 60kmh above the speed limit at Barunah Plains.

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  • BUILDERS BUSY: $123 million in construction approved for Colac Otway

    A new $17-million campus for Colac Specialist School has helped Colac Otway record another big year of construction spending, despite the shire-wide spend plateauing.

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  • MP questions train fare caps

    Colac and district residents will catch much cheaper public transport from March 31, despite doubts from a Colac politician.

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  • Documentary tells story of district opera legend

    A documentary about Deans Marsh-born soprano Marjorie Lawrence will feature on ABC TV tomorrow.

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