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The news that matters to Colac and district, using the resources of the Colac Herald newspaper.

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Battlers gamble $600,000 a month

February 22nd, 2012

A GAMBLING support expert says Colac people who can least afford to lose money are blowing more than $600,000 a month on pokies.

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No regrets telling Gillard to go

February 22nd, 2012

DARREN Cheeseman’s call for a government leadership spill threw the Corangamite MP into the national spotlight this week, but he says he has no regrets.

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Tip-off leads to drug bust

February 23rd, 2012

POLICE have urged people to continue reporting crimes after a public tip-off led to a drug seizure at Kennett River, north-east of Apollo Bay.

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Car crash changes life’s direction

February 23rd, 2012

A CAR accident forced Colac’s Buckley Greenfield to change careers as well as recover from his injuries.

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Colac model second in Facebook contest

February 23rd, 2012

ASPIRING Colac model Kailee Foley’s bid to become the “face” of a clothing label is maintaining momentum.

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Colac gardeners bartering for goods

February 23rd, 2012

COLAC gardeners are returning to the days of bartering, with a Colac couple starting a food swap group this week.

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Skull and bones investigations continue

February 22nd, 2012

AUTHORITIES say they are yet to determine the age and gender of a human skull and bones discovered near Colac.

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Destroyed seal ‘was at end of life’

February 22nd, 2012

AUTHORITIES say a fur seal they euthanased at Apollo Bay was “in poor health and at the end of its life cycle”.

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