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Birre water efficiency project
Birregurra residents are putting their water use under the microscope as part of an award-winning partnership with Barwon Water.
Event encourages acceptance
A Colac event will help educate people about the importance of acceptance and diversity in the community.
State planners help projects enter fast lane
A crack team of State Government planners has scooped up two of Colac’s biggest proposed housing developments, in a bid to fast-track the release of urgently needed residential land in the city.
Letters to the editor
Resident ire over inopportune photo As residents of Manifold Street for almost 40 years we can only feel disappointed and disillusioned by the treatment we have received from our council and the Colac Herald, in relation to the destruction of our once beautiful tree-lined streetscape. Why were the residents not appropriately consulted before- hand? We […]
Bay rocker receives ARIA nod
An Apollo Bay music teacher who has spent the past 22 years sharing music’s joy with students and teaching them to embrace their “inner rock demon” has earned a nomination for one of the country’s biggest music awards.
Big boost for city businesses
A Colac and district gift card program has helped inject more than $80,000 into local businesses with plans to grow the scheme.
Train crime crackdown
Colac police and V-Line officers and the region’s sheriff have cracked down on train crime and fare evaders in the city.
Winter brings rise in house fires
Colac district fire authorities are urging people to be aware of fire risks inside their home, as the cold weather sets in across the state and Victorians switch on their heaters.