Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • Forrest treatment plant to improve water quality

    Barwon Water says Forrest’s new $8.75-million water-treatment plant is operational, aiming to improve water quality and increase local water security.

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  • Register burn-off reminder

    As Colac district residents begin preparing their property for fire season, emergency services are reminding landowners to register any planned burn-offs online, through the Fire Permits Victoria website. Authorities understands that landowners will be looking to take advantage of the spring conditions when rain eased, and they expect a surge in burn-off registrations over the […]

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  • Garden net warning to protect wildlife

    Wildlife authorities are uniting to educate gardeners ahead of the spring growing season about grey-headed flying-fox injuries and deaths caused by illegal netting entanglements.

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  • August rain below average despite wild end to winter

    Half the entire month’s rainfall in August was unleashed on the Colac district during the final week of winter.

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  • Rural grants for lunches and lawn

    A $2500 Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal program grant for Colac Otway Residents Action Group will help ensure vulnerable children do not go hungry at school.

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  • Achievements make memories

    Tim Csolle from AKD What is your position/role? Apprentice Master How long have you been with AKD? Seven years – four years as a Fitter and the last three years as Apprentice Master What does a typical day at work involve for you? A typical day for me involves supervising and mentoring AKD Colac’s maintenance […]

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  • Embracing development and career diversity

    Eliza Withall from AKD What is your position/role? Fibre Supply Scheduler How long have you been with AKD? Three-and-a-half years What does a typical day at work involve for you? A typical day for me consists of load reconciliations with our log suppliers, managing the flow of logs into the Colac site, managing yard stocks, […]

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  • News in brief

    Nature strip guide feedback More than a dozen eagle-eyed submitters have had a say on a draft nature strip policy – but edible plants are still unlikely to end up on Colac Otway kerbsides. Meanwhile, three submitters will have a further say in front of a committee tonight. The council recently released its Draft Nature […]

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