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  • RISING: West Barwon Reservoir, south of Forrest, rose by 11.5 per cent last week after a record-breaking downpour.

    Birregurra to tap into Colac water supply

    Birregurra’s water supply will soon come from Colac as Barwon Water plans a supply shift as it phases out ageing infrastructure.

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  • Trolley boost for hospital

    Lorne Community Hospital has welcomed a state-of-the art donation, thanks to the town’s op shop volunteers.

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  • Two years for armed robber

    A man who robbed a Cobden service station at knifepoint while on bail has received a two-year jail sentence.

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  • Roads authority outlines Otways work

    The state Department of Transport says it is continuing maintenance works on key Colac district arterial roads that a driver poll found were among Victoria’s most dangerous.

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  • Car thief awaits sentencing after guilty plea

    A man has pleaded guilty to a raft of offences from a wild Colac district crime spree that included the theft of multiple cars and guns.

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  • Caravan proposal for housing woes

    Solving Apollo Bay and the coast’s housing squeeze might not come easy, Colac Otway Shire’s mayor has warned.

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  • COVID action: Testing blitz after positive case

    Colac’s first COVID-19 case in more than a year, a hospitalisation, close contacts in isolation, a ramp up in testing and mystery surrounding local exposure sites. It’s been a hectic couple of days.

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  • Red tape cuts across shire

    Proposed red tape cuts will help remove planning burdens for hundreds of property owners in Colac Otway Shire.

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