Articles by David McKenzie
Volunteers to get special training
A new program will help train the volunteers who manage community facilities across Colac Otway Shire.
Surf Coast plans 3.5 per cent rate rise
Surf Coast residents can expect their rates to rise 3.5 per cent this year under the council’s draft budget, which also outlines $36.4 million in capital spending and an operating deficit of $18.3 million.
Capsized boat identified
Police have helped reunite a mystery boat with its owner after the vessel appeared in Lake Colac.
$2000 fine after knife arrest at Camperdown
A man has copped a $2000 fine after taking a knife to a Camperdown venue.
Opening hours slashed at Colac visitor centre
Colac’s Visitor Information Centre will cut it’s hours again, but a former volunteer says he’s disappointed with the move.
Rural Scene news in brief
A field day near Camperdown next week will showcase varied sowing methods for heavy soil types that could give farmers more confidence to establish multispecies pastures in challenging soils.
Road maintenance at the Cape
Regional Roads Victoria will repair and resurfacing 2.5 kilometres of Cape Otway’s Lighthouse Road from this Wednesday.
Traffic warning
School speed zones are back in force from this morning with the end of school holidays.