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  • OVERFLOW ALERT: Authorities to make call on opening Lake Colac outflow

    Experts will decide in coming days whether to open Lake Colac’s flood gates as the lake gets closer to peak capacity.

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  • Cancer survivor grateful for early detection

    Breast cancer survivor Janine Collins spoke to the Colac Herald for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Pink Up Colac campaign for the McGrath Foundation.

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  • Self-sufficiency goal for Simpson farmer

    Simpson dairy farmer John Pekin’s solar panels have reduced his electricity costs by 20 per cent since their installation last year, with the costs set to reduce even further.

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  • ARTS FOCUS: Intuitive world of digital art

    Ashleigh Newcombe is a talented digital artist from Colac’s Studio 92 with a love for gaming.

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  • Kids’ capers at Birregurra

    Birregurra Preschool children were enjoying playing outside before the rain arrived this week.

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  • Poet to share talent at workshop

    A south-west Victorian poet and author will share the importance of rural places and how they can contribute to writing at an upcoming Colac Library workshop.

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  • Grants reward budding artists

    Young people are pursuing careers in the arts thanks to grants from a Cororooke second-hand shop.

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  • Stepping out for special cause

    Participants of a Colac mental health fundraising walk have travelled the distance from Colac to Broome within the first week, smashing last year’s distance.

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