Articles by A Staff Reporter
AEC provides information for voters
Colac and district people will head to the polls on Saturday to cast their vote in the Voice to Parliament referendum, but a common theme amongst voters is that there isn’t enough information available to people to make an informed decision.
Violent addict serves 44 days
A former Colac man who assaulted emergency workers has avoided further time in prison.
Drunk driver jailed for causing fatal collision
A 26-year-old Irish man will spend the next eight years in prison following a fatal collision which claimed the life of a 19-year-old man in Cobden last year.
Crash driver avoids conviction
A 20-year-old Colac district woman has avoided a conviction but must be on her best behaviour after a crash at Pomborneit.
Spanner thief caught with knife and baton
A soon-to-be-dad must pay a $1000 fine for stealing spanners and carrying a knife and a baton.
Five times over, four-year lesson
A Colac man who crashed while riding an e-scooter at more than five times the legal alcohol limit has learnt his lesson about e-scooter rules, losing his driver’s licence for four years.
Disqualified drivers in court
A 44-year-old Colac man and a 37-year-old man have paid the price for driving with a disqualified licence.
Carson farming legacy grows
Former Irrewillipe dairy farmers and jersey cattle breeders Alan and Janine Carson can add Jersey Elite Master Breeder to their generous collection of awards from their tenure in the dairy industry.