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Here is what is making news for February 05, 2026.=====================================Gellibrand residents can now safely use their drinking water taps again.Barwon Water Managing Director Shaun Cumming thanked residents for their patience while the issue was fixed.==========================================================================Bulla's has officially opened its new Ice Cream facility on Hearn Street with a formal presentation yesterday.Acting CEO James Downey says the expansion of the new modernised facility is Bulla's biggest investment in its history.==========================================================================Seven schools across the Colac and Surf Coast regions have been identified to receive a share of two million dollars in additional mental health funding.==========================================================================Landowners across Corangamite Shire are being urged to ensure their properties are fire-ready as summer conditions continue.Mayor Kate Makin says while most residents have prepared their land, there is a small minority who have yet to tackle overgrown vegetation and long grass. ==========================================================================The Colac Growers and Makers Market has been cancelled for the month of February due to the ongoing emergency recovery efforts at the Colac Showgrounds.The site is currently being utilized by the Colac Otway Shire as an evacuation facility for residents displaced by the recent regional bushfires. ==========================================================================Regional Victorian communities such as Colac may benefit from a three-hundred-thousand-dollar investment following the announcement of the twenty-twenty-five Agricultural and Pastoral Society Grants. ==========================================================================AND IN SPORTPreparations are underway for the Colac Gold Cup which kicks off tomorrow afternoon at 12 o'clock.Gates open at the Colac racecourse from 11 am, with racing action kicking off at 2pm.==========================================================================The Western Reserve in Colac will host the Otway Districts Football Netball Club's junior season launch this Sunday morning.Starting at nine AM, the event was moved from the Gellibrand clubrooms to the local reserve to kick off the twenty-twenty-six season.Special guest and Geelong Cats star Ollie Dempsey will be in attendance.==========================================================================See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
