Polwarth MP Richard Riordan

  • 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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  • Riordan retains his seat in tight race

    Colac and district’s incumbent MP has retained his seat in a tight race, but now faces the challenge of “managing two sets of expectations”, as Torquay becomes Polwarth’s new population centre.

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  • State cash for Cobden homes

    Corangamite Shire will receive a share of $219 million as part of a State Government social housing boost, but Colac Otway and Surf Coast Shire are yet to see relief for hundreds of residents waiting for a suitable home.

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  • MP’s end-of-year message

    We will now enter 2021 in a way we never expected. We enter 2021 with a new understanding of how lucky we are.

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