Articles by Alison Martin
Council defers plan for city-style estate
Apollo Bay residents are furious that council officers recommended councillors support a plan for a metropolitan-style housing estate on the Great Ocean Road.
Deluge another blow for bushfire victims
Separation Creek’s Peter Jacobs is going through almost the same isolation he felt at Christmas but this time he is with about a dozen neighbours.
Electors to pick from 21 on ballot
Colac Otway Shire voters will have 21 boxes to number on their ballots for next month’s postal vote to elect seven representatives.
Ocean Road towns on landslide watch
Wye River and Separation Creek residents have spent another weekend on emergency watch as a 35-metre crack threatens to create a major landslide.
Family opens doors and hearts
Camperdown’s Kirsty and Darren Green have provided a safe and supportive home for 18 children over the past four years and they wish they’d opened their door sooner.
Bluewater floor deal ready for approval
Colac Otway Shire Council looks set to sign off on a deal which could see Bluewater’s problem-plagued stadium floor replaced by the end of the year.
Creeks overflow
Heavy rain on Friday flooded Colac and district roads, with two drivers losing control on the Princes Highway but plenty of water pouring into Lake Colac.
Upgraded road ‘dangerous’
Apollo Bay district residents hope Colac Otway Shire Council will act on concerns about a road they say is “far more dangerous” than it was before its upgrade.