Colac district teenagers have committed to gap-year work without any assurance they will qualify for Youth Allowance. The Federal Government proposed changes to the scheme in the middle of last year but it has been unable to pass the altered scheme through parliament. [...]

Colac teenagers will take a pledge to commit themselves to a life without the dole. Eight Colac Secondary College Year 10 students have signed on as Beacon Foundation ambassadors. The teenagers will work with industry leaders and the school to encourage their [...]

A Colac district musician will take to the stage at this weekend’s Kana Festival hoping to outshine last year’s performance. Birregurra’s Chelsea Green said she arrived late to perform at Colac’s festival last year and the nerves kicked in. She said she [...]

Colac and district police hope engaging with the region’s teenage Indigenous population will encourage them into a career in law enforcement. Corangamite youth resource officer Leading Senior Constable Terry Woodcroft said police hoped to boost the number of indigenous Australians in Victoria Police’s ranks. He said the Colac Police Youth [...]

A Colac teenager has taken a step closer to securing her dream of full-time acting. Trinity College Year 12 student Danielle Farnes, 17, has gained acceptance into a prestigious Melbourne acting company. Danielle said she was stunned to discover Verve [...]

A Colac community radio station has branched out into surrounding districts. OCR FM will broadcast from Apollo Bay thanks to new broadcasting equipment. Station president Tyson Graham said he looked forward to hearing what interested Apollo Bay presenters [...]

Seven Colac students will head the district’s music-based youth group. The Colac FReeZA committee has begun planning for the year after announcing its new leaders. Colac Secondary College Year 11 students Holly Smith and Riley Phillips will join the committee for the first time [...]

A bat research program has fuelled a Colac student’s desire for a career working with animals. Colac Secondary College Year 11 student Rebekah Cook was one of four students who helped a Melbourne University project researching microbats. The project sought to find out the [...]

A Colac student has taken the first steps to pursuing a career in science. Trinity College student Mark Hart, 17, was one of 450 students from across Australia to attend a National Youth Science Forum in Canberra. The Year 12 student said he had [...]

Eight teenagers from across the region will lead Colac Otway Shire’s youth council. The council comprises three representatives from Colac’s two secondary schools and two students from Lavers Hill P-12 College. Colac Secondary College’s Brittnee Colbourne and Jessica Westlake remain on the [...]