Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • Resort decision in state’s hands

    Colac Otway Shire Council will ask the Victorian Planning Minister to “call in” an application for a $70-million tourist resort near Apollo Bay.

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  • Colac must fight to stay in Corangamite

    “It will be very detrimental for Colac to be severed from the Corangamite electorate.”

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  • Deluge creates flash flooding

    Colac received another “unseasonal” deluge on Friday, flooding streets and dumping 45 millimetres of rain on the city in less than an hour.

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  • Lower limits

    Colac road-safety campaigners have backed a call for reduced speed limits on gravel roads, with 41 more deaths on country roads than on Melbourne roads this year.

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  • Teenage passenger dies in Otways crash

    Police have thanked the people who stopped and helped at the scene of a fatal crash where a 16-year-old Barwon Heads girl died at Gellibrand on Saturday.

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  • New Colac Otway leaders in close vote

    Colac Otway Shire’s new mayor says “a lot of people have underestimated me”, including when he decided to become a teacher and again when he was nominating for council.

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  • Tribunal overturns Birre motel permit

    More than 35 Birregurra residents are celebrating a tribunal’s decision to overturn council approval for a motel development in the town, after proving plans were inaccurate.

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  • Call for inquiry into council staff losses

    A Colac Otway Shire councillor has called for a state investigation into the council’s high turnover of staff last financial year, suggesting “confidential documents” could provide an explanation.

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