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  • Footbridge set in place over creek

    Workers have installed a new pedestrian bridge over Barongarook Creek six years after a flood washed away the site’s previous bridge.

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  • Helicopter is no cause for worry

    Colac and district residents should look to the heavens on Sunday, with about 350 bright yellow rubber ducks set to rain down on Elliminyt’s oval.

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  • Duck hunting season ends

    Duck hunting season will wrap up on Monday, after the first 12-week season since pre-COVID years.

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  • Groyne project complete

    Construction crews have finished major coastline infrastructure works at Apollo Bay to help protect the town’s beaches.

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  • Planting program kicking off

    Iconic ash trees in Colac’s Manifold Street have made way for the next generation, as Colac Otway Shire Council rolls out the first phase of a planting program across the region.

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  • Trauma-free weekend on road patrol’s radar

    Colac Highway Patrol have a clear, crucial goal this Queen’s Birthday long weekend – and they’ve brought in backup to get there.

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  • Bus petition garners support

    Almost 1000 people have backed a petition calling for a year-round bus link between Colac and Lorne.

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  • New laws and lockdowns push rent squeeze

    Elliminyt and Cobden have seen the second and third-largest rental price increases in regional Victoria, a report says.

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