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  • Push for flush-friendly action

    Barwon Water and the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority are teaming up for a campaign to promote sustainable water use at coastal sites.

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  • Man claiming no involvement in alleged stabbing incident

    A Colac man accused of assaulting a man with a bladed weapon outside a Colac bank is fighting the allegations, despite a magistrate’s cautioning.

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  • 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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