Polwarth MP Richard Riordan

  • Polwarth MP blasts levy shift

    A Colac and district MP has blasted a state-wide emergency services funding shift that increases the rate on facers by almost 200 per cent.

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  • Birregurra petition tabled

    A Birregurra community health petition supported by more than half the town’s population has reached Parliament.

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  • MP calls on Housing Minister to visit Colac

    A Colac MP wants the state’s housing boss to meet with local housing workers about 50 new public homes promised in Colac.

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  • Voters encouraged to prioritise roads

    A Colac MP has urged local council voters to prioritise roads at this month’s elections.

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  • Community request for road fix

    Hundreds of petitioners are calling for urgent action to fix a notorious south-west road “to prevent injury or death”.

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  • Christmas rain boosts 2023 tally

    In a spectacular end to 2023 for farmers, gardeners and anyone reliant on tank water, Mount Gellibrand’s weather station recorded the highest monthly rainfall tally for the year in December.

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  • Colac Police Station to close doors overnight

    The doors at Colac Police Station are set to close overnight from the end of this month, leaving the entire Colac-Otway region without a 24-hour station.

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  • MP questions train fare caps

    Colac and district residents will catch much cheaper public transport from March 31, despite doubts from a Colac politician.

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