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Export sharing summit story
From Colac to the top of Everest and back again – Luke Rollnik has returned to his home town to share his inspiring story and the hard work he has put in behind the scenes.
Wetland resort work starts
Road works to pave the way for a controversial eco-stay lodge in Princetown’s wetlands area will start today and continue for three months.
Cancellations frustrate motel
A Colac motel has had 78 booking cancellations within the space of a week after the introduction of a new public holiday and the cancellation of a music festival.
Young firefighter’s towering tribute
Just days after climbing 28 floors of a hotel while wearing 25 kilograms of gear for the Melbourne Firefighter Stair Climb, Colac’s Aidan Barnhart is already training for next year’s event.
Calls for Bay Christmas crew
Powercor says it will assign full-time staff out of Colac to the Apollo Bay area, while a Bay business owner wants boots on the ground during the coastal town’s busiest period.
High-harm crime down for region
High-harm offending including homicide, drug trafficking and sex offences are at a 10-year low in Colac Otway, new crime data shows.
Unique work is creative catharsis
Gellibrand artist Nicole Veress says she explores themes of anatomy, the beauty of nature, life and death to create her gothic-style drawings, as an outlet for creative catharsis.