Business


  • Couple fighting to stay in Australia

    Colac couple Shengxing Huang and Xuezhen “Sue” Qiu are fighting to stay in Australia.

    A COLAC couple is fighting to stay in Australia after officials ruled one of them was too old and had insufficient English skills to earn permanent residency.

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  • $1m upgrade to create timber jobs

    Minister for Manufacturing David Hodgett, left, and AKD's Shane Vicary.

    ONE of Colac’s biggest employers has announced a $1-million project which will create more than a dozen full-time jobs.

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  • Banker predicts dairy relief

    Farmer Brock Charles, left, with ANZ Colac agribusiness manager Rob Swinton.

    A COLAC agribusiness banker says the financial squeeze on district dairy farmers could start to ease by Christmas.

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  • Council response causes concern

    Frustrated Colac and district residents packed Elliminyt Hall to call on civic leaders to dump planning scheme restrictions and to deliver a three per cent rate rise.

    COMMUNITY leaders have criticised a Colac Otway Shire Council response to a heated public meeting in Colac.

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  • Colac promotion divides opinions

    Footage from the new Colac, life your way advertisement.

    COLAC’S “life, your way” televisions ads have divided opinions.

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  • New market for Colac

    Sienna and Carolyn Milverton with some of the goodies on offer at this weekend’s Indoor Winter Market at Colac Golf Club.

    THIS weekend will mark the start of a new market selling fresh and organic produce and handcrafted goods from Colac and district.

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  • Councillors favour lower rate rise

    Colac Otway Shire councillors Michael Delahunty, Terry Woodcroft, Mick McCrickard and Chris Smith all favour a lower rate rise.

    MOST Colac Otway Shire councillors want a lower rate rise than the 7.87 per cent increase proposed in a draft budget.

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  • Green agenda cuts land values

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    A COLAC real estate agent says an “idealist green agenda” is reducing Colac district land values.

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