News

  • Surf Coast FMD vote

    Surf Coast Shire Council is pushing for tough action to keep foot-and-mouth disease out of the country, amid concerns an outbreak would have devastating consequences for shire farms.

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  • International torch relay seeking volunteers

    Colac and district people can nominate to run in an international torch relay through Colac next year in honour of veterans’ welfare group Legacy.

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  • Water leak causes school closure

    A “catastrophic water leak” forced Sacred Heart Primary School to close to staff and students for a day.

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  • Care for the land has big rewards

    Irrewillipe beef and dairy farmer Simon Scott has a strong focus on regenerative agriculture to keep his input costs low and his cattle well-fed.

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  • Appeal after student’s hard-earned bike stolen

    A Grade Six student whose bike went missing from his school in Colac says he is disappointed by the theft, with investigators appealing for witnesses.

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  • Reckless driver jailed in drugs and traffic case

    A reckless driver who narrowly missed pedestrians while evading police through Colac will spend more than a month extra behind bars.

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  • Wasting no time to hit target

    Bedding, dead animals and glass disposal are the most pressing waste questions for Colac Otway Shire residents, data reveals.

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  • Agroecology grows

    Colac and district farmers have kickstarted the process to set up small-scale land care at a Colac workshop.

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