Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • Renewed calls to fix notorious crossroad

    A Colac district man had a lucky escape when his car and a truck crashed at the notorious Nalangil Road-Princes Highway intersection west of Colac.

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  • Talks over crumbling road

    Motorists and residents of Colac’s Aireys Street had to deal with weeks of delays when contractors started work to reseal the street earlier this year.

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  • Restrictions to start as fire risk increases

    Fire restrictions will start in the Colac district on December 12, with authorities warning of a high risk of grassfires this summer and risk of bushfires mid-season.

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  • Focus on traffic around scooters

    Colac’s Michael Bennett wants drivers to be less courteous and more focused on traffic and road safety.

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  • Added train services begin on January 29

    New train services through Colac on the Warrnambool line are set to start at the end of January.

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  • Stadium could open by March

    Colac basketballers and Colac Secondary College students could be playing sport at Bluewater stadium again by March.

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  • Seismic blasts worry district’s fishermen

    Back from left, Nick Polgeest, Anthony Olver, Don Edmunsen, Trevor Evans, John Bolitho, Tom MacTaggart and Johnathon Davey, front Markus Nolle and Anthony Bolitho, are concerned about the impact of seismic testing on rock lobster stocks off Cape Otway. See page 3 for the full story.

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  • Council plans to fix eroded creek banks

    A geotechnical engineer and waterway authorities are helping Colac Otway Shire Council develop a long-term plan to restore the flood-damaged banks of Colac’s Barongarook Creek.

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