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Offender must complete men’s behaviour change program
A 22-year-old Colac man who dragged his now ex-partner out of his house by her legs has avoided a criminal conviction but must educate himself through a men’s behaviour change program.
No conviction for drink driving mum
A Colac district mother who drove to collect her child from school after drinking wine, blew more than three times the legal limit but received a fine without conviction.
Fatal crash on Cape Otway Road
Victoria Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal head-on crash which killed two men on the Cape Otway Road on Monday night.
Petition calls for road fix
Simpson locals and community leaders are calling for sweeping changes to a dangerous stretch of the Lavers Hill-Cobden Road following six recent crashes. State Member for Polwarth Richard Riordan, Corangamite Mayor Kate Makin, Simpson Community House’s Deb Smith and Timboon business man David Costin gathered where 40-kilometre-per-hour signs have been introduced in response to the […]
Strong sales at Colac continue
Buyer interest was focused on heavier stock at Colac Regional Saleyards’ July Store Sale, as farmers prepare for the potential that dry conditions continue.
Chicken farm permit submitters to speak
Opponents to a proposed chicken meat farm at Birregurra have invoked cultural heritage, river pollution and the growling grass frog in a bid to stop the project going ahead. The farm plan has been embroiled in planning opposition since last year, with nine objections proceeding to a verbal-submissions hearing on Wednesday. The application is for […]
Top dogs win at Cressy
Victoria’s top working sheep dogs have put their best paw forward at Cressy Recreation Reserve in the Bill Paton Memorial Trans-Tasman Trial Run.
Drug screening or jail for teen
A Colac teenager could be looking at a jail sentence for breaching an intervention order if he fails to complete drug screens that are his last chance to get him into a rehabilitation program.