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  • Deputy stepping up to mayoral position

    Cr Liz Pattison is Surf Coast Shire’s new mayor, following a vote of councillors this week.

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  • Early voters’ access limited in Colac

    Colac’s early voting centre for the state election has limited disability access, with the closest wheelchair accessible sites an hour away.

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  • Concerns over poor planning

    A Colac resident has criticised state bureaucrats’ plans to set up a cemetery on the site of Colac’s former Colanda centre, saying it’s another example of poor planning.

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  • Colac brigade makes a splash with open day

    Colac residents have enjoyed exciting displays of firefighting talent at Colac Fire Brigade’s open day.

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  • Proud moment for Colac elephant keeper

    Former Colac district resident Erin Gardiner has her hands full and plenty to celebrate, after welcoming Melbourne Zoo’s first naturally conceived elephant calf.

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  • Two men face cannabis charges after Colac raid

    Detectives have uncovered more than $30,000 worth of cannabis plants during a morning drug raid at a Colac home.

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  • Seismic testing company under investigation

    The company planning to seismic test an area of the Otway Basin that’s bigger than Tasmania is now under investigation.

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  • Barongarook creek’s bad berley

    A collection of fish guts, shark heads and other miscellaneous offal has been dumped in a Colac district creek.

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