News

  • MP criticises government on “glacial pace” housing

    A Colac MP has flagged new figures about the region’s urgent public housing waitlist in Parliament, saying the state’s public housing sock is worse-off than it was eight years ago.

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  • Garden donations have students grab for gloves

    Colac South West Primary School students are rapt to receive fresh plants, tools and potting mix to start a flourishing community garden.

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  • Magistrate castigates Stoney speed demon

    A speedster who police caught driving at nearly 150kmh at Stonyford has lost his licence and must learn more about road trauma

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  • Lock in offsets

    Colac Otway Shire Council will buy more than 1500 tonnes of carbon offsets worth up to $26,000 from overseas to reach a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions target.

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  • Colac Otway letter flags permit change concerns

    Colac Otway Shire Council has written to a state MP with concerns about the impact of a proposed building law change.

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  • Resident artist twines motifs

    Nature, the feminine experience, the history of women’s craftwork and their connection to each other are among Lorne artist Meaghan Shelton’s main sources of inspiration for her artwork.

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  • Cow numbers impress agents

    Top prices on cows at Colac Regional Saleyards’ weekly fat sale has impressed the region’s livestock agents.

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  • High-angle approach to sawmill response

    Colac and district firefighters have sprung into action, battling an early-morning blaze at a Colac sawmill.

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