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REAL ESTATE PROPERTY OF THE WEEK
Stoneleigh is an exceptional lifestyle property, the idyllic hobby farm or sought-after country oasis less than 10 minutes from Colac.
Family’s rivalry on show for AFL grand final
If Jack Seuren’s prediction is correct, Geelong footballer Jeremy Cameron will kick 10 goals in the AFL grand final in a best-on-field performance, leading the Cats to their first premiership in 11 years. Jack’s dad Ian just hopes he is wrong.
Warning as region floods
Colac SES unit co-ordinator Steve Tevelein is urging Colac and district residents to take care during the long weekend after a slew of incidents this week.
Fresh faces join council ranks
A former court boss and an open space expert are helping Colac Otway Shire Council round out its changing of the guard, with five new faces at the top.
Coast erodes Colac influence
Colac is no longer king of its state seat, new population data shows – with Torquay stealing the Polwarth crown thanks to new election boundaries and rampant residential growth.
West Barwon overflows for third time
About 56 millimetres of rain near Forrest has caused a third spill at West Barwon Reservoir this year.
Beeac mourning postmaster
People person, tractor puller, local postie extraordinaire – tributes are rolling in for Beeac’s David Clancy, who died in a road crash at Weering this week.
Police cancel protest fines, footage use angers MP
Police will wipe out more than $40,000 in fines handed out to protestors who gathered illegally outside an MP’s office in Colac last year.