Articles by Greta Lannen

  • Council adopts new financial hardship policy

    Corangamite Shire Council mayor Ruth Gstrein has encouraged Corangamite community members struggling with financial hardship to reach out to the council for support, after councillors adopted a new rates and charges collection and hardship policy.

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  • Green light for industrial land

    The rezoning of farmland at Camperdown for industrial use will provide positive economic and development outcomes, a Corangamite Shire councillor says.

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  • Youngster relieved to get COVID jab

    Seventy Colac district children rolled up their sleeves for a COVID-19 vaccine this week.

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  • Kids’ pop-up artworks bloom at library class

    Colac Community Library and Learning Centre hosted a special pop-up craft workshop this week.

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  • MP unsatisfied with response to fire verdict

    Polwarth MP Richard Riordan says Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio and Energy Safe Victoria need to put words into actions, and publicly front Garvoc community members affected by the 2018 St Patrick’s Day fires.

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  • Scoria businesses gets green light

    Corangamite Shire Council has given the green-light to a land extraction for a scoria quarry at Tandarook, south-east of Camperdown.

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  • Retirement beckons Bay nun

    Sister Margaret Kelly has drawn 35 years of dedication and care for the Apollo Bay community to a close, retiring from her long-time volunteering role.

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  • Rare bird has ruffled feathers

    An unusual bird has caught the eye of a keen Colac birdwatcher, with the city’s first reported sighting of a Pacific koel bird in 13 years.

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