Australia Day
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.