Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • 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.

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  • Running legend’s cup will return to district

    A PIECE of history will return to the Colac Otway Shire this month when the late Cliff Young’s ultramarathon cup becomes a permanent tribute to the Otways runner.

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  • 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.

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  • Council backs towers for broadband rollout

    COLAC OTWAY Shire mayor Frank Buchanan says seven new and extended telecommunications towers will provide faster and more reliable internet service for the region.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Vote to help pick Bluewater’s logo

    COLAC residents have a chance to choose the new identity of Colac’s Bluewater Fitness Centre by voting on the centre’s new logo.

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  • 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.

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