Articles by Alison Martin
Council to employ extra staff under budget plan
COLAC OTWAY Shire Council will employ eight new staff including an extra seasonal local laws officer next financial year if councillors approve its draft budget.
Council plans lowest rate rise in 10 years
COLAC OTWAY Shire Council is proposing the lowest increase in rates and charges in a decade while also budgeting for its second highest spend on capital works next financial year.
Council seeks new managers under restructure
COLAC OTWAY Shire Council is recruiting for new general managers after an organisational restructure overhauled departments and responsibilities, making previous management positions redundant.
Colac cousins travel to Turkey for Anzac ceremony
TWO COLAC cousins will be part of history on April 25 when they join thousands of people at Gallipoli for the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC landing.
Doctors trial treatments for girl’s rare kidney disease
A KIDNEY disease and resistance to medication have forced a 10-year-old Gellibrand girl to spend time at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital while doctors trial new treatments.
Police union backs call for new station
VICTORIA’S police union says Colac’s ageing police station is among the worst in the state, backing calls for the State Government to fund a new building.
New rail trail section officially opens
COLAC OTWAY Shire Council, district landowners and community members will celebrate an official opening of the latest Old Beechy Rail Trail extension and improvements today.
Lavers Hill is priority for next fire refuge
EMERGENCY Management Commissioner Craig Lapsley says the next community fire refuge the State Government builds will be at Lavers Hill.