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  • Challenges ahead for traders

    An Apollo Bay business leader says changes to Victoria’s COVID-safe protocols and a new COVID-normal are good news but will still pose challenges for the town during summer, when Melbourne residents descend on the coast.

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  • Purple bins arrive for glass waste

    New purple bins will start to appear in Colac Otway Shire this week.

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  • Illegal shooting trip earns fine

    A young Colac district footballer has avoided a criminal record for firearms offending, but a magistrate has blasted his decision making.

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  • Woman hospitalised after highway collision

    One woman is in hospital in a stable condition after a car and a truck collided at Weerite, west of Colac.

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  • High vax figure excites mayor

    Colac’s mayor has praised the community for surging past 90 per cent vaccination against COVID-19.

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  • A cool change for Bulla worker

    From real estate to ice cream, Jayla Brook made the move to Bulla Dairy Foods and hasn’t looked back.

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  • Waste-powered plan gets council backing

    Colac and Geelong region councils will work with Barwon Water to turn waste into energy and fertiliser.

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  • Caution urged on coast tolls

    A Western Victoria state MP is pushing for a cautious approach to any fees or tolls on the Great Ocean Road and neighbouring national parks.

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