Business

  • ALL CLEAR: New Coles on track for opening in 2017

    COLES hopes to open its new Colac supermarket in mid-2017, with developers set to begin construction “in the next couple of months”.

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  • TRIBUNAL APPEAL: Bakery rejection shocks owners

    IRREWARRA Sourdough’s John and Bronwynne Calvert say they are shocked and disappointed that councillors rejected their application to expand their business at Irrewarra.

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  • BAGS BAGGED: Apollo Bay residents ditching plastic bags

    APOLLO BAY residents are throwing their support behind a campaign to reduce the number of plastic bags shoppers use at in the coastal town.

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  • GREEN LIGHT: Councillor approval for new caravan park

    ELLIMINYT is a step closer to boosting Colac district’s tourism opportunities by hosting holidaymakers at a new camping and caravan park.

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  • GUILTY PLEA: Two-week wait for sentencing

    FORMER Colac travel agent Jordan Dittloff has pleaded guilty to stealing almost $280,000 from 47 clients including his future mother-in-law over a 12 month period.

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  • SPECIAL VISITOR: Treasurer highlights Bulla’s innovative products

    STATE Treasurer Tim Pallas has used a trip to Colac to meet with Bulla officials and staff to talk about a State Government industry fund.

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  • NOT PUMPED: Lorne motorists hit with station closure

    LORNE residents and visitors could be without fuel next month after the town’s only fuel supplier decided to close its doors.

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  • Colac’s jobless rate halves in just a year

    COLAC’S unemployment rate has more than halved in 12 months with the number of jobless residents plummeting to 4.4 per cent.

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