Articles by David McKenzie
Playgrounds open to kids’ delight
Colac kids are enjoying being back at the playground after the state’s playspaces reopened.
Bay drivers lucky after ute and trailer rollover
Two Apollo Bay people were lucky to escape uninjured when a ute and trailer rolled south of Colac.
Hey! That’s my spot!
Everyone wants to be on top, it seems. This black-shouldered kite and a crow had a minor altercation in Colac at the weekend as they vied for top spot on a television aerial.
Comment now on toilet plans
Colac Otway residents have until October 11 to comment on designs for new public toilets at Colac’s Memorial Square.
Arts and performance news in brief
Funding to keep a cinema open, a play postponed, and news on a sculpture exhibition.
Victoria awaits decision on regional lockdown
Premier Daniel Andrews has reaffirmed his commitment to easing restrictions in regional Victoria possibly this week, as COVID-19 case numbers ease outside metropolitan Melbourne.
Citizen award nominations
Corangamite Shire Council has opened up nominations for its annual Australia Day awards.
Two firefighters injured in tanker crash
An air ambulance has transported one firefighter to hospital in Melbourne while another is in hospital at Geelong after their fire truck rolled over east of Colac this afternoon.