Articles by Colac Herald Contributor
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Letter to the editor
A high level of news coverage dedicated to new potential candidates with their stories, aspirations and in some cases their party politic allegiances for state and federal elections! Interesting.
News in Brief
Leave only your footprint Keep Australia Beautiful Week returns this week with a strong anti-litter theme of ‘When You’re Out and About, Leave Only Your Footprint’. KAB Week 2024 urges Australians to make a significant impact while out and about by adopting simple habits to reduce the need for on-the-go waste, while also picking up […]