Articles tagged: Australia Day
Gardens volunteer is Colac’s top citizen
COLAC’S Denise Green has described winning Colac Otway Shire’s major Australia Day award as a “privilege and honour”.
New Aussie citizen happy Down Under
APOLLO BAY’S Hayley Newman says she felt like she was “home” from the minute she arrived in Australia a decade ago.
Colac newcomer earns top honour
ORDER of Australia medal recipient Paul Kennedy says he’s looking forward to settling into his new Colac home.
Medal for former mayor
FORMER Colac mayor and long-time community volunteer Peter Mercer has received an Australia Day honour.
Palestinians find peace in Colac
WAR pushed Colac’s Alkurd family out of Palestine but Akram Alkurd says his family found a more peaceful home in Colac.
Ready to party for Australia Day
BEEAC'S Marg Catlin loves Australia Day as much as she loves Australia.
Beeac ready for Aussie party
BEEAC is preparing to take centre stage at this month’s Australia Day celebrations.
Volunteering to promote Colac and district
Marg Facey started volunteering at Colac Visitor Information Centre more than 27 years ago, when its home was a caravan at Memorial Square.
Wish to end horror of war
Colac’s Grace Chester represents an often forgotten face of Australia’s war efforts.
Youngsters join in national clean up
COLAC district school pupils learned about the relationship between a healthy environment and wildlife during an annual Clean Up Australia Day.
Getting dirty to clean up
Colac and district volunteers will get their hands dirty cleaning the region’s parks and waterways this weekend.
Rewarded for rewarding work
Jenny Whitwell is a people person.
Colac festivities draw thousands
Australian flags decked out Colac’s Memorial Square on Wednesday for Australia Day celebrations.
Two teens share honour
Two teenagers will share Colac Otway Shire’s young citizen of the year title.
A lifetime of service earns award
Colac Otway Shire’s citizen of the year says he has always thought “you get out twice as much as what you put in”.
Taking the stage for national day
For Colac’s Hayley Evans, Australia Day means celebrating what makes Australia great – good mates and good music.
Citizenship excites teen
Not many people can say they were born in one country but have dual citizenship in two others.
