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  • Families want new playground

    Birregurra families are calling for Colac Otway Shire Council to consider their local playground for upgrades, to help improve accessibility for younger children.

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  • Leaders converge on Colac

    Colac Otway Shire hosted the G21 alliance’s first board meeting for the year yesterday, where leaders from across the region gathered to discuss topics including transport and housing.

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  • Apollo Bay’s Tim Godfrey and Nick Polgeest are eager to ensure a whale shark sculpture at the town’s harbour precinct remains a big part of the town after fears about its future. The six-metre-long object is close to their hearts and the wider community through a connection with the Maldives.

    Push to fix iconic sculpture

    Apollo Bay locals say iconic artwork at the harbour precinct is in urgent need of attention to ensure it remains a symbol of the coastal community’s strong ties with the Maldives.

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  • Polwarth MP demands answers over closure

    Colac-based Polwarth MP Richard Riordan has called on the Victorian Health Minister to visit Geelong and explain the permanent closure of Epworth Hospital’s maternity ward.

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  • Tractor sparks fire on district farmland

    Winchelsea’s fire captain says a grassfire caused by a tractor fire east of Colac could have been much worse if nearby private fire tankers hadn’t quickly turned up to contain the blaze.

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  • Top cancer experts converge on Lorne

    International and Australian cancer experts and researchers have flocked to Lorne for a conference.

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  • Fire uncovers drug plantation

    A Camperdown person helping extinguish a fire at their neighbour’s house has ended up in hospital, shortly before authorities found a secret hydroponic setup in the burning house.

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  • Vital screen for Colac women

    Colac district women will be able to access free breast screens from next week when BreastScreen Victoria’s mobile screening van visits Colac.

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