News
Colac youth group expands
Colac’s Youth Council is entering new territory.
Medical placements boost health sector
Two medical students have immersed themselves in Colac to learn about being a rural doctor.
Old Heralds help writer finish book
Reading old Colac Heralds has helped a historian piece together 150 years of an agricultural society.
Inspiring youth meets leaders
A Timboon teen has rubbed shoulders with some of Australia’s most influential people during a trip to Canberra.
‘Real friends’ would stop drink drivers
A Colac policeman has called on residents to be “real friends” and prevent their mates from drink driving.
Car park inspection follows fatal fall
Melbourne City Council will inspect a building where a Colac teenager plunged to his death.
Apollo Bay development plan
Colac Otway Shire councillor Frank Buchanan hopes to transform Apollo Bay into a tourist hotspot for Great Ocean Road visitors.
Solar group looks at bids
Organisers of a Colac and district solar panel bulk buy will vote to choose a successful panel provider in coming weeks.
Phone tower appeal delays construction
A tribunal challenge has delayed plans for a mobile phone tower at Forrest by six months.
Women can dream big
Organisers of Colac and district’s International Women’s Day celebrations hope to inspire women of all ages to dream big.
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.
