News

  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Biosecurity planning protects vital sector

    Colac Otway Shire Council is encouraging farmers to have on-farm biosecurity plans after growing concerns about livestock infectious diseases.

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  • Calm before spring store sale

    Prices remain strong at Colac’s saleyards despite a change in season and mixed cattle quality.

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  • Tough loss to motivate Tigers

    Colac Tigers’ B Grade side will be using their grand final loss to South Barwon as “a driver for next year”.

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