News

  • Responders pleading for a safe week

    Amid floods and fillies, Colac’s emergency first responders just want one thing this Melbourne Cup holiday – a long weekend free from road trauma.

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  • Refugee advocates raise plight

    Asylum seeker advocates from Colac, Apollo Bay and in between have sat down with Australia’s Immigration Minister to discuss the plight of the region’s refugees.

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  • Battered boxes across Colac

    A slew of Colac residents have been left with half-standing, destroyed or off-kilter mailboxes with police appealing for information and security footage.

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  • Sport clubs want better reserve

    Residents and representatives from Colac’s sporting clubs have had a further say about grand plans for the city’s reserves.

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  • Upgrades for healthcare

    Colac, Apollo Bay and Winchelsea health services will all have a piece of the pie with the State Government announcing funding for major health system upgrades.

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  • Numbers increase at markets

    Quality and competition are on the rise at Colac Regional Saleyards’ weekly fat sale, as Colac and district reach the tail end of spring.

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  • Fuse box fire closes bar early

    Colac Central Hotel were forced to evacuate 18 patrons after a power box went up in flames on Friday night.

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  • Down the ‘rabbit hole’ of art

    Cobden’s Chelsea Hatherall says her extensive photography background helped inform her acrylic creations as a contemporary artist.

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