Youth
Community initiative puts focus on youths
A NEW Colac community group is aiming to engage with Colac and district’s youth.
Students show green thumbs
COLAC students are planting the seeds of friendship with residents of a Colac disability centre.
Snitch rears nasty head
POLICE want Colac and district teens to abandon defamatory social network pages.
Police want teens to re-think behaviour
COLAC police want young people to re-think risky behaviour, after dozens of youths gatecrashed a party before risking their lives by blocking a road.
Mum wants new approach to bullying
A COLAC district mother wants a new approach to bullying after an alleged playground incident left a seven-year-old boy concussed and in hospital.
Facebook comments lead to legal trouble
A COLAC youth who used Facebook to boast about threats they made against their teachers has prompted a warning from Colac police.
Mental health expert applauds Colac youth hub
FORMER Australian of the Year Patrick McGorry says Colac has taken an important step in easing the “silent suffering” of young people with mental illnesses.