Technology
Shining light on sunscreens
A COLAC experiment has shed light on sunscreen chemicals which could damage the skin.
Smash-and-grab burglary
THIEVES have stolen about $700 worth of electronics in a brazen smash-and-grab burglary on a Colac business.
Data firm could create 800 jobs
COLAC could be the home of a multi-million-dollar super farm and data centre providing employment for up to 800 people.
Algae saves woman’s ruined heart
A REVOLUTIONARY experimental treatment using algae has repaired Rhonda Armstrong’s heart and given her a new lease on life.
Facebook fight ends in assault
A FACEBOOK argument ended in a serious assault with a steel fire poker at Cobden.
Leading Liberal will visit Colac
LIBERAL communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull will visit Colac next week to explain how the Coalition’s broadband policy will affect Colac and district.
Libs promise slower internet faster
COLAC internet users will have high-speed internet sooner under a Coalition government, but the speeds will be lower than Labor’s National Broadband Network.
Sex toys popular in Colac
NEW data shows Colac has an appetite for sex toys despite Colac Otway Shire Council’s decision to stop a sex shop opening in Colac.