Articles by A Colac Herald contributor
Letters to the Editor
Hope for “hand of friendship” As I lurch, stumble into my old age I find that I cannot do many things that I once took for granted. The author Philip Roth described old age as more of a massacre than a battle, I concur. The only plus so far is that a lover of books […]
Voice poll favours “Yes” vote
Ahead of the Voice to Parliament Referendum on Saturday, the Colac Herald has conducted an online poll to see how its readers would vote and why.
Scotts Creek man dies in crash
Police are seeking community help with their investigation into a fatal crash in Simpson which claimed the life of a 65-year-old Scotts Creek man.
160kmh on Great Ocean Road
A Melbourne man “testing his car” by travelling at 160kmh on the Great Ocean Road on Saturday has prompted a warning to local drivers.,
Lecturer predicts strong ‘No’ vote in Colac
An online Colac Herald poll has recorded a majority of respondents intend to vote “Yes” in the Voice to Parliament referendum on Saturday. However Deakin University politics lecturer and Cororooke resident Dr Geoffrey Robinson has predicted the Colac community, which has Coalition MPs at federal and state government level, will deliver a strong “No” vote.
Letters to the Editor
“Unsurprising” call for “No” It is dispiriting, but unsurprising that the Coalition wants us to vote “No” to the Voice. It should be carved on Peter Dutton’s headstone that he chose to walk out of Parliament when Kevin Rudd gave the National Apology to First Australians. As other of your correspondents have pointed out, Coalition […]
Letters to the Editor
Pre-poll praise for electoral system I was at the pre-poll for the referendum on Monday October 2. I was appalled by the actions of the people handing out the “No” vote flyers. They were handing out pens and advising voters that the pen was so that that the electoral commission could not change their vote. […]
Letters to the Editor
Otway shire? The council decided on August 23 to sell the old Apollo Bay kindergarten site when it could be used for four social housing units for local workers and other uses. At the Colac Bruce Street subdivision, two blocks were reserved for social housing. The council decision by five votes to two, the five […]