State Government

  • PLEASE EXPLAIN: Colanda staff angry about closure plans

    EMPLOYEES at Colac’s Colanda centre have told union officials they are angry at the lack of consultation from the State Government on the centre’s closure.

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  • TRANSPORT WIN: More train services for Colac

    THE STATE GOVERNMENT has committed to increase train services on the Warrnambool line servicing Colac by adding an extra train service on weekdays and Sundays.

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  • JOBS UNCERTAIN: Colanda closure in state budget

    THE STATE BUDGET has committed funding for the closure of Colac’s Colanda Residential Services centre, but it is still unclear when the centre will close.

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  • HOUSING TALKS: MP clarifies ‘housing crisis’

    COLAC’S state MP has clarified that the issue he described as a “chronic housing crisis” in Colac is actually a potential shortage of higher-quality housing.

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  • RISKY CROSSING: Petition pushes for traffic lights

    COLAC’S Ruth Spokes has ramped up her campaign for traffic lights at a busy highway intersection, more than five years after launching her fight.

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  • BIG SCORE: State finally funds Central Reserve upgrade

    THE STATE Government has committed $400,000 to Colac Otway Shire Council to support the council after the Christmas Day bushfires.

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  • ACTION NEEDED: MP takes aim at fire clean up

    CORANGAMITE MP Sarah Henderson has hit out at the State Government after Wye River and Separation Creek residents expressed concerns about the bushfire recovery process.

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  • CRASH CENTRAL: Call for roundabout at horror intersection

    A COLAC district police officer says road authorities should install a roundabout on a notorious tourist route to help prevent crashes.

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