News
Birre base for Men’s Shed
Birregurra tinkerers and motor-minds are celebrating the announcement of their new headquarters.
Low crime earns towns “safe” status
Property crime in Colac has fallen, new mapping shows, while towns around the city are among the “safest” in the state.
Camper’s long wait for home
The plight of a homeless woman living at Meredith Park raises the question of need-versus-regulation at the site and puts a spotlight on the demand for social housing.
Violent attack follows series of offences
A Cobden man who committed a harrowing attack on a woman has a history of domestic violence, a court has heard.
Colac vaccine rate nears 90 per cent
Almost 90 per cent of Colac Otway adults have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, but the shire’s
COVID-19 vaccination rate is still falling behind neighbouring local government areas.
Letters to the editor
Poor rural roads, vaccine protests and Christmas decorations feature in today’s letters.
Industry dented, but no write-off
A Colac car expert says the car industry was hit hard by COVID but seemed to be on the rise with restrictions easing.