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Lorne fire causes $300,000 damage
Fire has ripped though a Lorne home, causing $300,000 damage to the holiday rental property.
Counterfeit cash warning
Colac police are warning people to look out for fake money after a shopkeeper reported a counterfeit $50 note.
Police call for help with hoons
Colac’s top traffic policeman says hoon driving is “just too common” and has urged people to dob in offenders.
College calls for funding review
They head of a Colac community college has called on the State Government to review its funding to ensure future success.
Teacher clocks up 30 years
School teacher Rob Walters says acknowledging each student is different has been the distinct change during his three decades in the classroom.
Wired up for robot challenge
Colac Trinity College students developing soccer robots have their eyes on a world championship in Mexico.
Students learn breakfast benefits
Colac Secondary College teacher Adam Marshall knows how important it is to eat breakfast.
Digging up roots of family trees
Colac volunteers will help people find the roots of their family trees tonight.
Hall now ‘fully fledged theatre’
A state-of-the-art refurbishment has turned Colac’s old town hall into a “fully fledged theatre”.
Next wave of young performers
A new generation of musicians will take to the stage at Apollo Bay Music Festival on Friday.
Speed camera sites
Mobile speed cameras will monitor motorists at nine sites across the Colac district.
Young kookaburras are laughing
The laughter of young kookaburras is set to fill the air in Colac district this month.
Time to think about winter vegetables
The end of daylight savings is a good time to think about planting winter vegies or indigenous plants in your garden.
New perspective of coastline
An Otways Landcare member saw the Great Ocean Road from a new perspective when he walked more than 200 kilometres along the coast.
Corangamite looks at trade training
Colac and district trade training centres will benefit from the establishment of an education and training committee in Corangamite Shire.
Colac district’s cool young leaders
Colac and district’s young leaders have shown what it means to be cool.
Counting down to Apollo Bay festival
The countdown is on for this weekend’s nineteenth annual Apollo Bay Music Festival.
Man caught with suitcase of marijuana
Colac police have arrested a man carrying a suitcase of drugs in the latest development in the police force’s efforts to weed out marijuana dealing.
Men charged after $150,000 fire
Police have charged two men over a fire which caused $150,000 in damage to a historic Camperdown dairy factory.
Colac impresses religious leader
The strength and confidence of the Colac community impressed a Victorian religious leader during a visit to the city.
New plan for youth education
A Colac district youth education network will release a new plan for the future at its annual meeting.
College opens $2.2-million centre
Colac’s Trinity College has officially opened a $2.2-million administration centre.
Help for health sufferers
A new online tool can help Colac and district people with muscular and skeletal health conditions locate the programs and services they need.
Help plan Colac truck bypass
Colac and district residents can join a community group that will help plan a truck bypass of the city.
