Australia Day

  • 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.

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  • Wish to end horror of war

    Colac’s Grace Chester represents an often forgotten face of Australia’s war efforts.

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  • 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.

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  • Getting dirty to clean up

    Colac and district volunteers will get their hands dirty cleaning the region’s parks and waterways this weekend.

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  • Rewarded for rewarding work

    Jenny Whitwell is a people person.

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  • Colac festivities draw thousands

    Australian flags decked out Colac’s Memorial Square on Wednesday for Australia Day celebrations.

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  • Two teens share honour

    Two teenagers will share Colac Otway Shire’s young citizen of the year title.

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  • 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”.

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