Articles by Alison Martin
‘Heroes’ take action to stop cabin blaze
EMERGENCY services and a caravan park owner have praised three “heroes” who helped extinguish a Colac cabin fire and saved neighbouring cabins.
Drug trial buys time for Colac cancer patient
COLAC’S Bryan Hunt calls himself “one of the lucky ones” despite his terminal cancer diagnosis.
Anger over kangaroo cull permit
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have slammed a State Government decision to allow the culling of 60 kangaroos on an Otways property next door to a wildlife shelter and a national park.
Gym in top shape for opening
COLAC’S new redeveloped and extended Bluewater gymnasium will open on Monday.
Traders want action on garden bed mess
COLAC traders are frustrated that civic leaders have refused to immediately clean up messy garden beds in the city’s main street.
Road workers take to abseiling
ROAD contractors are taking their work to new heights, using abseiling skills to repair sections of the cliff along the Great Ocean Road.
Colac gym opening, but pool and stadium face delays
COLAC’S Bluewater centre will open in stages, with civic leaders announcing the council-owned gym will open on August 17.
Truck route call lacks support from councillors
A COLAC OTWAY Shire councillor’s motion calling for confirmation of a long-term location of an alternative heavy vehicle route for Colac has failed to gain support.