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Apollo Bay in TV campaign
Victoria’s leading tourism agency has chosen to film Apollo Bay for a state-wide marketing campaign.
Blokes build cars
Members of the Colac Men’s Shed have been using their mechanical skills to restore a vintage car.
Precaution can avoid cat deaths
A skyrocketing rate of cat euthanasia in Colac and district has sparked a call for people to desex their pets.
Farmer heads north to keep farm
A Colac district man is moving to the Northern Territory in an effort to keep his family farm.
Camperdown treads Colac’s path
Saleyards workers at Camperdown have followed Colac’s lead and installed rubber flooring in their pens.
Colac dealers off to field days
Colac’s farm machinery suppliers are preparing for a busy week.
Campaign highlights forgotten diseases
Colac’s Tanya Jarvis is one in a million.
Colac welfare levels fall
A Colac employment agency has welcomed a drop in the number of people applying for unemployment benefits in the city.
Retailers undecided about Easter trading
A decision by the State Government to lift a ban on Easter Sunday trading has caused a stir in Colac and district.
Big business bites builders
Colac builders say they are struggling to compete against large-scale construction companies vying for business in the region.
Truck museum green light
A Colac vintage truck museum could open within months.
Announcer on TV show
Colac radio host Sophie Tiller is a step closer to winning a lonely farmer’s heart.
Sacrifice to help research
A Colac woman who will sacrifice her hair to raise money for cancer research says she “just wanted to do something to help the cause”.
Resource for thrifty shoppers
A new shopping guide has put Colac and district’s second-hand charity stores on the map.
Petrol petition has 6190 names
Farmer Bill Brown has delivered a final batch of petitions protesting Colac’s high petrol prices to a federal parliamentarian.
Organisers could copy fundraiser
The success of a Colac Cup hospital fundraiser could lead to similar events in the future.
New artistic medium for Apollo Bay man
An Apollo Bay artist will encourage people to see the beauty in everyday objects when he launches an exhibition in Colac tonight.
Council set to vote on truck museum
A Colac truck museum could attract motoring enthusiasts from around the globe.
Film directors in top ten
Two Colac district filmmakers are leading the Victorian charge in a national competition worth $180,000.
Colac youth texting before car park fall
The grandmother of Colac teenager Ryan Robbins, who died after falling from a multi-storey car park, says her grandson fell because he was text-messaging.
Bus chat inspires college captains
A conversation on a bus has given Colac’s Trinity College’s school captains a new motto.
Young stars take to stage
The young stars of The Colac Players’ latest show used their knowledge of cartoons to prepare for their roles.
Fire claims “uninformed”
Colac Otway Shire Council leaders have dismissed suggestions they have failed to find bushfire safer places.
Businesses paint town red
Birregurra traders are bringing Valentine’s Day cheer to the town’s main street.
