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Beeac trainer’s long adventure
With a life whose sheer variety could have rivalled Forrest Gump, Beeac’s Ian Robert Lee, better known as “Dick”, will be most remembered as a titan of the harness racing industry, but also a much-loved Beeac community member.
Winner praised for emergency and charity work
John Kavanagh’s 64 years of volunteer community service has earned him recognition as Corangamite Shire’s 2021 Citizen of the Year.
Shire blocks permits; frustrated at state interference
Corangamite Shire Council has voted to uphold its planning laws despite community support for two permits for new homes that it rejected this week.
Fires, wild weather and property loss
More than 16 homes have been destroyed, 30 to 40 sheds burnt and stock killed in devastating fires which ripped through communities west of Colac over the weekend.