Articles by Colac Herald Contributor
Apollo Bay views split over resort
A $70-million Apollo Bay resort proposal has the support of the town’s business group but a community group looks likely to oppose the development despite potential benefits for the coastal community.
Push for hard-waste collection
Colac Otway Shire could look tidier and cleaning up could be easier if a councillor’s push for a hard rubbish collection proves viable and gets support from his colleagues.
Five district people in Queen’s Baton Relay
Five Colac district people, including 12-year-old sporting star and Scout Lucy Hateley, will carry the Queen’s baton in the lead-up to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
CBD upgrade on schedule
Colac Otway Shire Council’s infrastructure manager says seeing so many local contractors working to transform Colac’s CBD is among the positives of the streetscape upgrade so far.
Last chance to comment about former library
The community has until 5pm today to make suggestions and help Colac Otway Shire Council decide the future of Colac’s former library annexe.
$70M tourist resort proposed for coast
A proposed $70-million resort with high-end accommodation, a 25-metre indoor pool and restaurants at Apollo Bay could provide an unprecedented tourism boost for the region.
Bridge fix ‘not good enough’
Skenes Creek residents, who have already waited nine months for bridge repairs at the “worst speeding blackspot on the Great Ocean Road”, say $200,000 for pedestrian safety is not good enough.
Researchers step up search for panthers
Queenslander Vaughan King has based himself in the Colac district as he joins fellow researchers to “prove beyond a shadow of a doubt” that big cats exist in Australia.