Put education ahead of politics
SCHOOL principals say governments must put children’s futures ahead of politics to secure a $24-million boost to Colac and district school funding.
Cat unsurprised by Simpkin success
THE success of former Colac footballer Joffy Simpkin at his new AFL club Hawthorn is no surprise to former Geelong teammate Joel Selwood.
Farmers show interest in rescued maremma dogs
COLAC district’s maremma-rescue advocate Jacqueline Zakharia drove 800 kilometres on Good Friday to collect four dogs a ranger had seized.
Fighting cancer and mental illness
A COLAC bipolar sufferer is determined to help others with mental illness before an aggressive cancer takes her life.
Hot, dry summer takes toll
A DRY summer in the Otways has affected the quality and quantity of this season’s harvest at a Gellibrand River organic apple orchard.
Mum cuts weight in half
A COLAC mother of six says getting fit and halving her weight has changed her life.
Maturing bushes boost berry yield
OTWAY blueberries have ripened a week early, with growers hopeful of a “bigger harvest” than last season.
Wet year boosts grape crop
A COLAC district grape grower is expecting a “bumper” harvest after the wettest year in two decades.
Drunks facing 72-hour eviction from central Colac
POLICE have new powers to ban thugs and drunks from Colac’s central business district for up to 72 hours.
Bad egg steals chooks from boy
WARRION’S Troy Missen was devastated on Christmas morning after discovering his chickens were gone, and he wants the “Grinch” responsible to return them.