News

  • Say no to nudes: offenders targeting teenage boys for sex extortion

    Online sextortion criminals are targeting teenage boys in Colac, with detectives issuing a big warning to adolescents about sending nudes.

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  • Five-metre billboard plan for Princes Highway site

    What do you call it when a media company wants to put in a billboard at Colac’s western entrance?

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  • Deputy role shot down as new mayor steps up

    Colac Otway Shire’s new mayor Chris Potter says local government has evolved beyond just roads, rates and rubbish.

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  • Flood-affected road repairs

    Work has started to repair flood-damaged sections of the Princes Highway near Stonyford.

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  • Pub reopens to locals’ delight

    It’s happy days for the Gellibrand community as the long-awaited reopening of the local watering hole arrives.

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  • Camperdown ANZ branch closes

    Another Colac district bank is set to close its doors as more than 90 per cent of its customers choose online banking over in-branch services.

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  • Treadmill track for charity

    It’s not every day you run 15 kilometres on a treadmill in Colac’s main street while being interviewed by local media, catching up with old mates and raising thousands for brain cancer.

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  • Consultation over streets’ new names

    Three Winchelsea streets in a new housing area will get new names.

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