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  • Petition supports camping at Meredith Park

    A community petition campaigning for Meredith Park to remain open with free or low-cost camping has garnered more than 500 signatures.

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  • Call for turbine fire-safety audit

    Member for Polwarth Richard Riordan is calling on the State Government to complete a fire safety audit of wind turbines across the state and report back to regional communities.

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  • Candidate focused on shire’s improvement

    With more than 25 years of experience in the disability and mental health field, multiple volunteer positions and a love for supporting all generations in the community, Colac resident Tina Hill has put her hand up to become a Colac Otway Shire councillor.

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  • Birregurra inspires family’s creativity

    Beth Wylie breathes a new creative life into second-hand canvases with the help of her 3-year-old daughter Annabelle.

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  • Wonder-ful opportunity for volunteers

    Volunteering alongside wallabies, potoroos and bandicoots each week is a special experience for a committed bunch of Apollo Bay locals.

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  • Animal blessing returns

    Animals of Colac are invited to a special church service this weekend to receive a blessing and mark the special role that furry friends play in our lives.

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  • Storm recovery assistance available

    Colac Otway and Surf Coast are among 28 councils eligible for disaster recovery funding in the wake of the wild storms that lashed Victoria over the past month

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  • Preserving old butcher shop memories

    Do you love visiting your local Colac butcher shop, serving only the best quality cuts of meat, and have great memories of the district’s butcher shops that are no longer operating?

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