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Footballers take to the road
Six members of the Alvie under-17s football team spent a day navigating their way around witches hats and water at a defensive driving course.
Last loaf before retirement
An era will end at a Colac bakery today.
Relay for Life passes $21,000
Colac and district residents raised more than $21,000 for cancer research at a community relay.
Young farmer helps shape future
A Colac district dairy farmer is set to shape the future of the industry.
Coles tipped to buy lamb processor
Supermarket giant Coles has emerged as the front runner to buy one of Colac’s largest employers.
Man dies in quad bike accident
Authorities have warned quad bike riders to take care after a 50-year-old man died on Saturday.
Farmers earn environment award
Dairy farmers Neil and Kay Widdicombe switched to biological farming three years ago and haven’t looked back.
Councillors want to help students
Colac Otway Shire Councillors lack consensus when it comes to advocating for the rights of the district youths.
Taking on Jack’s beanstalk
They’re not quite magic beanstalks, but the towering sunflowers in Max and Margaret McKay’s Colac back yard are still a sight to behold.
Lost trolley sets example
Colac’s Michelle Moore says she always tries to set a good example for her two children.
Helping stamp out disease
A Colac Lions Club initiative to raise money for eye research has gone under the radar for almost a decade.
Call for help with photo
A man studying his family history hopes someone in the Colac and district community can help him identify a photograph.
Friendship will help college leaders
The new school captains of Colac Secondary College say their close friendship will help them lead the school.
Feeling effects of earthquake
A Colac district man hopes to help his native country New Zealand recover from this week’s devastating earthquake.
Big cat not what it seems
Don't let your eyes fool you. The hunt for proof of the Otways’ mysterious panther is far from over.
Mud stains linger long after filming
Colac radio host Sophie Tiller has a lasting memento from her time on popular television series The Farmer Wants a Wife, regardless of the show’s outcome.
Offer to help confused students
A Colac educator has come to the rescue of confused students.
Civic leaders will meet MP
Colac civic leaders will have the ear of one of Australia’s most influential politicians next month.
Crime down but crashes an issue
COLAC and district’s top police officer has welcomed a decline in the region’s crime rate.
Bright light relief in sight
Colac library users facing intense sun glare from the new building’s entrance might soon have relief.
Otways logging features in book
Researching former Otways sawmills left a former Colac man unable to open his right eye.
Historic home worth millions
A Colac district property with historic bluestone buildings is on the market for the first time in about 20 years.
Trailblazer will motivate women
A trailblazing adventurer will visit Birregurra next month to help women conquer their goals.
Walkers raise money for medical research
Colac and district people will run, walk and dance to raise money for cancer research this weekend.
