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Avalon’s potential for district growth
Colac Otway Shire councillors are touting the potential for local growers, makers and manufacturers to team up with Avalon airport.
North of shire a tourism focus
Colac Otway Shire Council has reduced its investment in a coastal tourism body by $20,000 but wants increased promotion of the shire north of the Otways.
Approval sought for eight-lot subdivision
A subdivision in Colac is proposing to deliver eight new lots.
Driver learns $1200 lesson
A Taiwanese learner driver caught driving in Colac without his supervising driver must pay a $1200 fine.
Housing inquiry seeking feedback
Red tape, under-equipped councils and cultural heritage costs can be impediments to delivering housing in the south-west region submitters say.
Conviction for fake name
A Melbourne man who aggressively resisted police arrest after lying about his identity must apologise to officers and donate $1500 to a police charity.
Burglar to serve four months’ jail
A Colac district father who broke into a school and stole a trolley worth of maintenance supplies will serve four months in prison.
Fine dismissed for clean record
A Colac magistrate has dismissed a man’s fine for driving almost 20 kilometres over the speed limit on the Princes Highway because of his “unblemished criminal record”.
