News

  • Law aims at hoon spectators

    A Colac district State MP is proposing a law that would make it illegal to attend a hoon event, in a bid to deprive rubber rippers of an audience and stamp out dangerous driving.

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  • Cans can cover book fines

    Colac Library patrons can dodge their late fees by donating food to charity.

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  • Roadside slashing ramps up

    The State Government says it will slash roadside grass alongside the Colac district’s busiest roads by Christmas, as fire authorities warn of high grassfire risk this summer.

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  • Call for harsher crackdown on trash tossers

    Waste crime campaigners are calling for the State Government and the EPA to back local governments like Colac Otway Shire Council in the battle against illegal dumping.

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  • Watch out for harvesters

    Corangamite district farm contractors are fed up with impatient and cranky drivers, police say.

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  • CSC graduation celebrations

    Colac Secondary College Year 12 students have celebrated the end of their high school studies in style with a formal graduation ceremony.

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  • Nearly all school staff vaxxed

    Staff at the region’s Catholic schools have recorded a 98.5-per-cent COVID-19 vaccination rate as teachers face an immunisation deadline.

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  • Air quality reader now live

    A new air quality monitor has gone live in Colac, providing live updates of local pollution levels.

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