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Australia Day event gone
Surf Coast Shire Council will scrap celebratory events on January 26 from next year and acknowledge it as a day of mourning for First Nations peoples.
Disability advocate earns state honour
Noel Bates has spent five decades as an advocate for people with disabilities and their families, in particular residents of Colac’s former Colanda Centre.
Police seek missing chain
Colac police are after the public’s help locating a missing gold chain.
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.
Trolley boost for hospital
Lorne Community Hospital has welcomed a state-of-the art donation, thanks to the town’s op shop volunteers.
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.
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.
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.