Employment
Colac meat producer growing jobs
COLAC’S lamb production company is bucking the district’s employment trends, and reaching record numbers for lamb processing.
Colac unemployment rises to 8.4 per cent
COLAC’S jobless rate has surged to 8.4 per cent, higher than state and national jobless rates.
Jobs boost in Colac with factory project
A NEW Colac factory will create at least 10 full-time jobs after Colac Otway Shire councillors approved the company’s planning permit.
Labor candidate for Polwarth wants more ambulances
LABOR Party candidate for Polwarth Libby Coker will push for more ambulances for Colac in the lead up to November’s state election.
Dairy manufacturer judged nation’s best
COLAC-BASED Bulla Dairy Foods has beaten more than 5500 entries to become Australia’s Food Producer of the Year.
Colac youth service loses federal funds
A COLAC youth program will lose funding this year, leaving at-risk young people vulnerable, a youth worker says.
Supermarket could create 200 jobs
A NEW $13-million Coles supermarket could create 200 jobs in Colac.
Ten-year deal boosts dairy industry
A NEW 10-year milk supply deal between Woolworths and Fonterra Australia will provide certainty for Colac district dairy farmers.