News

  • Helping Hand for folks in need

    A new initiative will provide extra support to community organisations that are working hard to help Colac district people in need.

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  • Housing shortage on agenda for MP

    A south-west Victorian crossbench MP has dropped into Colac to talk to residents and community leaders, with housing high on the agenda.

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  • Booking figures pleasing

    Colac and Apollo Bay accommodation providers are pleased with their bookings over the peak summer period but say the return of interstate travel has caused cancellations.

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  • Woman trapped in crash

    Emergency crews have worked to free a woman following a single-vehicle smash at Cressy.

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  • Land value worry over flood maps

    Birregurra landholders say a proposed flood overlay change modelled on a freak event could wipe the value off their properties and impact their security in retirement.

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  • ‘I didn’t want to play bowls’

    The idea of playing lawn bowls was ridiculous to Camperdown’s Maria Van Someren a decade ago.

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  • Police priced out

    Apollo Bay’s worsening accommodation crisis has hampered efforts to fill police vacancies in the town ahead of summer.

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  • Calls to alter coastal trail

    Thousands of people have had a say on a $23-million coastal trail, with calls for major changes to proposed sections near Lorne and Skenes Creek.

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