More than 80 volunteers and clients of Colac’s South West Do Care joined together yesterday for an afternoon of raffles, carols and celebrating. The three Kings entertained the crowd and Christmas cheer was in the air, as guests celebrated the voluntary aged care organisations year. Executive [...]

A Colac truck driver said the city would become a “ghost town” if authorities approved a proposal for a heavy vehicle bypass. Peter Lloyd, who has driven trucks for 18 years, said calls to divert trucks, buses and other heavy vehicles from the city centre were absurd. “I just [...]

Colac’s Healthwise Pharmacy is offering people a simple solution to managing medication. Pharmacist Lorraine Nyamhamba said Dose Administration Aids, also known as Webster packs, were suitable for all ages but were particularly beneficial to elderly people. “It’s free to all veterans because it’s part of us giving back to [...]

The wife of a former Colac man is educating young and old about coeliac disease. Geelong’s Sally Learey, who is married to David Learey of Elliminyt, has written a children’s book to help raise awareness about coeliac disease. Mr and Mrs Learey’s son Lachlan, 9, and daughter Emily,13, have coeliac [...]

Colac’s Andrew Kelly is one of many investors making the most of a government incentive in a first home buyers boom. The 25-year-old joins several young people in Colac and district entering the real estate market for the first time. The increase being a likely result of the Federal [...]

A Colac woman is rallying for support in a bid to divert trucks from the city centre. Pat Heffernan has started a petition for a heavy vehicle bypass across Lake Colac. Mrs Heffernan said she wanted authorities to consider building a causeway across the lake as an alternative route [...]

Colac’s Connie Wilson plans to go for gold after winning a top award for Toyota dealerships across the state. Mrs Wilson received a silver award at the weekend, recognising her as the top business manager for Toyota dealerships across Victoria last year. She said she would now compete [...]

Controlled burns of Colac district bushland are underway. The Department of Sustainability and Environment started its autumn burn program this week with a 36-hectare burn at Lorne. Otway Fire District DSE Burn Controller Andrew Morrow said he expected crews to complete the fuel reduction burn, spanning Seymour and George [...]

A Colac district business is doing its bit for the environment.
Barongarook’s Greg and Bev Vesey took over Burning Hot Sugar Gum three years ago and encourage people to consider environmentally friendly ways of keeping warm this winter.
The couple supplies sugar gum plantation firewood to Colac and district and Mr Vesey said the trees produced a [...]

A Birregurra artist describes her studio as a “home away from home”. Teresa Culkin-Lawrence spends hours in her studio, creating illustrations for children’s books, painting and print making. Mrs Culkin-Lawrence said she waited about 16 years before she had her own studio and could not live without it. [...]