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  • Lifesavers ready for this summer

    Volunteers from Lorne Surf Life Saving Club were among hundreds of Victoria’s best beach athletes participating in Life Saving Victoria’s second beach carnival of the 2022-23 season.

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  • Honour for top women’s player

    For the first time ever, the Colac Herald and KFC Colac will award CricketStar honours to Colac district cricket’s top women’s cricketer in 2022-23.

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  • Crowds flock to Birregurra art show

    Hundreds of people have packed the Birregurra Hall for one of the biggest events on the town’s calendar.

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  • Lake water level could peak

    Lake Colac’s water levels have continued to rise and could be close to peaking after recent wet weather.

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  • Support for newspapers

    Labor has promised guaranteed levels of State Government advertising in regional newspapers, if the party wins this month’s state election.

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  • Voters eager to get in early

    Early voting for the 2022 Victorian state election has begun, with Colac and district residents lined up at the door on Monday morning.

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  • Funding promise for Otway landcare network

    Labor has promised another $50,000 community organisation boost for the Southern Otway Landcare Network, as the state draws closer to election day.

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  • Fire captain’s service praised

    When Apollo Bay stalwart Dave Howell first took up with his local fire brigade, Paul Keating had just taken office and there were about 30 websites on the internet.

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