Articles by: Brett Worthington
Store site will lure investment
A piece of prime real estate in central Colac could lure a new business or industry to the city.
Old Heralds help writer finish book
Reading old Colac Heralds has helped a historian piece together 150 years of an agricultural society.
Apollo Bay development plan
Colac Otway Shire councillor Frank Buchanan hopes to transform Apollo Bay into a tourist hotspot for Great Ocean Road visitors.
Truck museum green light
A Colac vintage truck museum could open within months.
Council set to vote on truck museum
A Colac truck museum could attract motoring enthusiasts from around the globe.
Fire claims “uninformed”
Colac Otway Shire Council leaders have dismissed suggestions they have failed to find bushfire safer places.
Mayor calls for calm at Apollo Bay
Colac Otway Shire mayor Brian Crook has called for cool heads as debate rages about Apollo Bay’s future.
Afternoon bus service from Geelong to Colac
Public Transport Minister Terry Mulder has rolled out his first Colac election commitment – a new bus service from Geelong.
Punters gamble $3.9 million
Colac poker machines are on track to set a gambling record.
Plan could boost land values
The head of Colac’s peak business lobby group expects a rural living plan could boost the district’s property prices.
Call to join health team
Colac and district residents wanting to join the city’s hospital board have just days to apply.
Rescuers fear ducks will die
Otways wildlife rescuers fear they are sentencing ducks to death if they release them.
Petrol talk for independents
Colac Otway Shire mayor Brian Crook will request a meeting with two influential federal independents to help cut petrol prices in the city.
Summer warming
Colac has endured its third wettest January on record.
Big cat spotted
It was on his way to a romantic dinner that a former Geelong man believes he spotted an infamous big Otways cat.
Resignation forces Corangamite vote
Corangamite Shire residents will vote to replace an outgoing councillor within three months.
