News

  • Low Schoolies numbers for Lorne

    Accommodation bookings are down for this year’s schoolies week at Lorne. 

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  • Return of bats after dispersal program

    Bats have returned to the Colac Botanic Gardens after work to disperse them in June.

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  • Colac staff shortages continue to hit traders

    Staff shortages will continue to be an ongoing concern for Colac, with businesses still trying to recover from the impacts of COVID-19.

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  • A glitch in the matrix for Hollywood invite

    A Colac resident wants to warn others about online celebrity impersonators trying to con people out of their cash.

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  • 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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