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School year looming for Year 12 students
Year 12 students across Colac and district are looking forward to starting the school year.
Flood victim facing clean-up
A Cressy woman is busy cleaning up her property after flooding damaged her homestead, destroyed fences and washed away crops.
Medical study offer was worth the wait
Colac’s Phillip Varrenti-Osmond is set to trade his hammer and tool-belt for books and a stethoscope.
Law career awaiting after a difficult year
Timboon’s Bethany Evans has overcome a difficult year, complete with a mystery illness, and will be off to Melbourne University later this year.
Marginal status for Corangamite becomes official
Colac and district civic leaders remain in a strong position to lobby the federal government ahead of the next election.
Keep an eye on animals after region’s downpour
Vets have warned Colac district farmers to keep a close eye on their stock after heavy rain in the past week.
Program helps future farmers
Have you ever thought it would be nice to have a mentor in the dairy industry who you could bounce ideas off?
Mud and flood bad for spuds
Heavy rain has washed away most of a Colac district potato crop.
Climate change affecting disaster response plans
Two years ago, Lake Colac was dry and the district’s Black Saturday bushfire was just a month away from ravaging 1300 hectares through Weerite-Pomborneit.
Drain tampering causes flooding
Colac Otway Shire Council believes unauthorised tampering of an Otways drain was responsible for flooding a Great Ocean Road caravan park.
Sun shines brightly as branch smashes
A sun-soaked Memorial Square greeted car enthusiasts for the Colac Custom Car and Bike Show’s annual show ‘n’ shine event.
Graduates await university offers
More than a decade of studying is about to pay off for Colac and district Year 12 graduates.
Flood follows ferocious fire
A Colac district woman says she can’t believe her bad luck after fire and floods damaged her property during the past month.
Pirates take over arts centre
Colac’s arts centre was awash with paints, paintbrushes, glue and coloured pencils this week when children participated in holiday workshops.
Retirement leads to clearance sale
A Colac district couple has decided to move into semi-retirement after spending nearly two decades in the region.
Colac sale “promising”
Buyers and sellers will flock to Colac on Monday for one of the district’s biggest stock sales.
Residents preparing for Otways flooding
Otways residents in low-lying areas prepared for floods to cut them off from their communities as a deluge fell across the region yesterday.
Holiday makers evacuate park
Flooding has forced 200 campers to evacuate from a Great Ocean Road caravan park.
Rain causes closure of Great Ocean Road
Tourism operators say a Great Ocean Road closure and heavy rain has dampened tourism in the region.
Experience inspires student
A Point Lonsdale student is finding career inspiration from a summer placement at Apollo Bay. Deakin University wildlife and conservation biology student Cathy Longmore has returned for a second three-month stint at the coastal town as a Parks Victoria summer ranger.
Flooding separates former Colac pair
Two former Colac women are enduring the worst floods to hit Queensland in more than a century.
Winchelsea collision kills toddler and man
A Colac emergency worker says he is desperately awaiting the Princes Highway’s duplication after a horror crash killed a toddler and a man near Winchelsea.
Man threatens staff during Mercy theft
Colac police have charged a man with aggravated burglary after he allegedly stole cash and threatened staff at Colac’s Mercy Place aged care centre.
Historic vote draws a crowd
A Colac Sudanese man says voting in a referendum to shape his homeland’s future was an important moment in his life.
