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  • Business, jobs, Year 12 for ambitious sisters

    Seventeen-year-old twins Isabella and Matilda Mason have a busy year ahead of them, starting Year 12 this week, working two jobs and now owning their own business – but they wouldn’t have it any other way.

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  • Council applying for funds to plan for housing

    Colac Otway Shire Council has its eyes set on grants for housing precincts in Colac and Apollo Bay as part of the Federal Government’s $400 million regional Precincts and Partnerships Program.

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  • Remembrance Day in Colac

    The Colac Herald captured moments from Saturday’s Remembrance Day ceremony held in Colac’s Memorial Square.

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  • September rain less than half monthly average

    Colac and district residents have experienced a much drier-than-average September, recording less than half the month’s average rainfall.

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  • Hotel plan for Colac

    A proposed three-storey, 20-room residential hotel, with function room, café and medical centre in central Colac would aim to provide modern visitor accommodation, short-term worker accommodation and business opportunities, if it gains planning approval.

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  • Support for track in Colac

    The campaign for a BMX bike track in Colac is gaining momentum, with Colac BMX mum Rhiannon Young penning an open letter to the Colac Otway Shire Council about the community’s desperate need for a track.

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  • Dip in accommodation numbers

    Tourism numbers across the Colac district have been down these school holidays compared with previous years.

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  • Mates turn passion for cars into business

    A love of cars and all things automotive has led two Colac mates to open their own quality garage – Colac Auto Care.

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