Health
Teenager saves boyfriend
LORNE teenager Lochie Donne would be a quadriplegic or dead if it wasn’t for his girlfriend Haylee Carroll.
Player’s injury galvanises town
LORNE Hotel manager Dave Upham says an on-field accident which left footballer Casey Tutungi a quadriplegic has galvanised the coastal community.
Councillor has surgery in India
APOLLO Bay’s Frank Buchanan understands why his family was worried when he chose to fly to India for ground-breaking prostate surgery.
Call to close Colac’s Colanda
AN independent body wants the State Government to close Colac’s Colanda disability centre within the next 14 months.
Painful walk for cancer fight
CRESSY’S Leanne Rodgers expects her husband Chris will have more than a blister when he walks 60 kilometres in thongs to fight cancer.
Homicide detective’s ice warning
A LEADING homicide investigator says Colac and district people can’t ignore the prominence of the drug “ice” in the community.
Smoking and eating too much
A HEALTH expert says Colac and district’s long-term smokers and people failing to access healthy food are contributing to the region’s smoking and obesity rates.
Bid to turn Colac pink
A COLAC breast cancer nurse wants the city to go pink on Monday to raise awareness about the disease.