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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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  • Council to meet online today

    Colac Otway Shire councillors will discuss the council’s annual performance at an unscheduled meeting today, with the opening of the Memorial Square public toilets noted as a highlight.

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  • Mick’s circular economy hope

    Apollo Bay resident Mick Fischer thinks the community should be looking at more ways to recover, reuse and recycle.

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  • Fine for illegal tree cutting

    A Colac district man has been slapped with a $1000 fine for cutting down a tree in the Otways.

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  • Councillor resigns ahead of election

    Tosh-Jake Finnigan has resigned from their position as a Colac Otway Shire councillor this morning to allow them “to speak freely about council issues while campaigning for re-election”.

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