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Community displays culture and colour
Colac’s Indonesian community has celebrated in style with delicious homemade tasting plates and colourful dancing.
Otway project pays off
Officials in an environmental partnership across the Otways say the $6-million project is paying off for the region.
Council crews tear up plants
About 500 plants at Apollo Bay are destroyed after suspected failings, but a local landcare group says they were alive and had a “90-per-cent chance” of success.
Stage is set for star students
Colac and district kids have jumped, twirled and danced their way towards the final rehearsals for this year’s State Schools Spectacular.
Meeting attendance rule tweak
Colac Otway Shire Council wants to change its Governance Rules to make virtual meeting attendance a permanent option.
Magistrate jails repeat offender
A Colac man with a 21-page criminal history who left a victim in fear from “escalating behaviour” will spend eight months behind bars.
Lost your swing?
Police are searching for the rightful owner of these golf clubs, located during a search of a Colac property last month.
Warnings after phoney staff phone residents
Sophisticated scammers posing as Colac Otway Shire Council staff are ringing residents in the region.