Articles by A Staff Reporter

  • Big turnout at beautiful Beeac

    Dedicated volunteer Jennie Scott is Colac Otway Shire’s 2020 Citizen of the Year.

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  • Bulla retail store a step closer

    One of Colac’s largest businesses is continuing to grow and has accelerated plans for its latest expansion, which would provide Colac’s Murray Street with a facelift and tourism boost.

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  • Otways campus gets green light

    A Ballarat college’s proposed Otways bush campus has received the go-ahead from Colac Otway Shire Council’s planning department.

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  • Bay’s reserve upgrade wishlist

    Improved amenities for women’s sport and updated clubrooms are on the wishlist for tenants of Apollo Bay’s Recreational Reserve as they work towards drafting a master plan for the site.

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  • Community responds to fire crisis

    Colac and district residents have played their part in assisting the national and global effort to support the victims and volunteers affected by Australia’s bushfire disaster.

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  • Fire Backup

    A strike team of Colac firefighters received a hero’s welcome at Corryong this weekend, when they travelled to assist the threatened community battle blazes raging in north-east Victoria.

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  • Students desperate for a bigger campus

    The Colac Specialist School community is desperate for the State Government to come to the party and accelerate plans for an expanded, purpose-built site for its growing cohort.

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  • Police hunt brazen thief after jewellery store theft

    Colac family business Woods Jewellers has suffered an unwelcome start to the new year and is $25,000 out of pocket after a brazen smash-and-grab at the Murray Street store.

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