Awards

  • World prize for glass bottles

    A Timboon dairy farm has won an international award for its dedication to sustainability through glass bottles.

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  • Pedal power earns accolade

    Passionate cycling advocate Graham Gibson has spent decades promoting the health benefits of cycling, alongside firefighting and other volunteering riles.

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  • Water service earns honour for fuel man

    Former Colac businessman Robert Riordan says his decades of service on water and education boards stems from his sense of civic responsibility and community pride.

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  • Medal for ambulance volunteer

    A former long-term Colac resident has received an Order of Australia Medal, commending his community service.

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  • Innovation search for dairy contest

    South-west Victorian dairy farmers will have a chance to share and promote their ideas and inventions with the launch of the region’s new dairy innovation challenge.

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  • State win for kinder program

    A Colac kindergarten provider is celebrating after one of its programs won a national award.

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  • National honour for council

    Surf Coast Shire Council has won a national honour for its focus on workforce health and wellbeing.

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  • Educator is outstanding

    Colac’s Nelly McNamara has earned recognition for her outstanding teaching at a Geelong specialist school.

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