Industry

  • Jobless rate falls across district

    COLAC’S jobless rate has fallen to below Victorian and national levels in the latest figures, with just 340 people unemployed and major employers increasing their search for workers.

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  • INDUSTRY EXPANDS: Councillors approve lamb expansion plan

    AUSTRALIAN Lamb Company has gained council approval for the next stage of its expansion, paving the way for 125 new jobs and an increase in production of up to 20 per cent.

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • District industries receive $4M boost

    COLAC businesses have received a boost after the Federal Government announced almost $4 million in grants to help create 40 new jobs for Colac and district.

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  • Bulla commercial stars Colac faces

    ABOUT 50 Colac and district residents and Bulla Dairy Foods staff will star in four new television commercials for the Colac dairy company.

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  • AKD Softwoods win top business award

    AKD SOFTWOODS executives say four years of internal cultural change have led the company to win the major honour at the 2015 Colac Otway Business Awards.

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