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Colac police target booze and weapons
Police are using hand-held weapon scanners as they crack down on under-age drinking and anti-social behaviour in Colac. Law enforcers have scanned teenagers for weapons while battling a spike in under-age drinking coinciding with the district’s football and netball finals. A crackdown which started last weekend will continue tomorrow and [...]
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Time for the Swans to jump final hurdle»Sidelined Alvie star Joel Flanigan has declared his club ready to advance to the grand final. The Swans will make their third attempt in three years to clear the preliminary final hurdle when they take on reigning premier Irrewarra-Beeac at Irrewarra Recreation Reserve tomorrow. Most neutral supporters still [...]
Rural Scene
Farms flooded again as deluge continues»Continued rain in the Colac district has dealt another blow to farmers in flood-ravaged areas. Farmers have suffered more flooding after heavy rain this month caused flooding in areas including Carlisle River, Kennedys Creek, Gellibrand, Chapple Vale and Apollo Bay. Farmers had started to clean-up and repair their [...]
Opinion
What are you doing for Father’s Day on Sunday?»“I’m going shopping in Melbourne with Dad.” Rachelle Manning, Colac
“Probably just [...]
