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  • Be aware of road closures

    Parks authorities are urging people to plan if travelling this long weekend, with wet weather continuing to impact roads, public land and tourist spots.

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  • PHOTO FEATURE: Full lake is perfect for sailing

    Budding sailors have flocked to a full Lake Colac for a taste of yachting.

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  • Flower display is today

    Warrion’s wonderful spring celebration returns today with a committee ready to welcome back visitors.

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  • Big welcome for new Aussies

    Nineteen citizens and 13 countries – Colac Otway Shire has officially welcomed new community members at its citizenship ceremony.

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  • Landslip closes Great Ocean Road

    The Department of Transport has re-opened the Great Ocean Road near Separation Creek after a landslip caused delays.

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  • Kinder crisis: Apollo Bay centre cuts sessions due to staff shortage

    Apollo Bay’s chronic housing crunch has led to snap kinder closures.

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  • Council posts $5-million surplus

    More than $5 million in surplus, nearly $13 million in capital works, but a “continuing downward trend” in sustainability.
    That’s how a new report sums up Colac Otway Shire Council’s finances for 2021-22.

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  • Bulla eyeing staffing scheme, minister talks with big business

    Another of Colac’s biggest businesses could look to welcome workers from overseas, as major employers join roundtable talks about the city’s staffing crisis.

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