News

  • Theft of 400-year-old tree

    Colac residents should be on the lookout for evidence of firewood thefts after someone cut down a 400-year-old red gum tree at the Inverleigh Flora Reserve.

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  • Tourism gathering

    Colac will host tourism industry leaders this month for a regional conference.

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  • Roos re-appoint Lynch

    South Colac has extended senior football coach Nick Lynch’s contract for a third season, announcing his re-appointment for 2023 tonight.

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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