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Local apprentice powering up
An up-and-coming Colac line worker is one of Powercor’s and CitiPower’s 37 new apprentices, learning important skills to maintain Victoria’s power network.
Warncoort fire near highway
Emergency services crews worked to contain a fast-moving grassfire at Warncoort yesterday.
Bay community calls for moratorium
The head of Apollo Bay’s Ocean Coastal Environmental Action Network is pushing for the Federal Government to enforce a moratorium on seismic blasting to protect the Otway coastline.
Getting into the spirit
Colac Secondary College students dressed to impress for their swimming sports day at Bluewater.
Colac Classic boosting trade
With Colac playing host to the Bulla Colac Classic across two weekends, crowds of people have been looking for things to do in their downtime.
Residents rally against fisheries restructure
Colac Otway coast and surrounding areas could be without fisheries patrols under new state cuts, residents say.
Both worlds: council debates wetlands and Bluewater funding
A funding shakeup and a million-dollar grant will allow Colac Otway Shire Council to deliver its Elliminyt Wetlands project and the proposed Bluewater electrification.
Colac flagged for illicit tobacco
At least five businesses in Colac have been flagged for illegal smokes, vapes and “chop chop”, a report says.
