Roads
Highway upgrade cost revised to $362 million
UPGRADING the Princes Highway between Colac and Winchelsea will cost $153 million less than the state and federal governments previously estimated.
Highway land grab could swallow man’s garden
A COLAC district man wants authorities to rethink plans for the Princes Highway duplication to Colac because of unfair demands for land acquisition.
Police out in force for Easter
POLICE will saturate Colac district roads during the Easter long weekend aiming to reduce bad driver behaviour.
Driver says crash no surprise
A COLAC truck driver says he’s not surprised a cattle truck crashed on a notorious section of road at Winchelsea.
Plan to upgrade Colac main street
VICROADS plans to upgrade Colac’s main street as part of the $515-million Winchelsea-to-Colac Princes Highway duplication.
Roads hurt Colac businesses
THE state of Colac district roads is hurting the city’s businesses.
Taxi veteran calls for patience on roads
VETERAN Colac taxi driver Michael Harrison says there’s one message he wants drivers to heed on the roads this summer: patience.
Intersection claims more victims
A DRIVER has failed to give way at a notorious Colac intersection, resulting in two people going to hospital.