News

  • Council to hear feedback on botanic gardens

    Fourteen community members will share their thoughts about the council’s Colac Botanic Gardens draft master plan this week.

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  • Colac South West’s wacky Olympics

    Colac South West Primary School students commemorated the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris through their very own wacky Olympics.

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  • Impressive NAPLAN results from CSC

    Colac Secondary College is celebrating fantastic NAPLAN results, outperforming other government secondary schools in the state in reading and numeracy.

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  • Local health networks concern former chair

    Former Timboon and District Healthcare Services chair John Vogels says the State Government’s decision to create local health networks will push smaller rural hospitals to the sidelines and give them no control over their future. 

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  • Petition presented for new Winch school

    Hundreds of Winchelsea residents have called out for a new primary school, with the State Government set to respond by the end of the month.

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  • New guide for healthy hectares

    A free, easy reference guide was released in Colac to help small landholders create productive and environmentally sustainable properties.

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  • Rain vital for district farmers

    Wool Wool farmer Toby Campbell says above average rainfall over the next “two to three months” is vital if the region is to get out of the woods from the green drought.

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  • Pappy’s blue gum plantation concerns

    A Simpson local has expressed concerns that the increase of plantation purchases around the district “will wipe the community out”.

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