Articles by: Jennifer Chiu
Labor fears school site fire sale
THE Labor Party fears the State Government will sell the former Colac High School site in a pre-election fire sale.
Quoll campaign needs cash
A TEAM of 10 Colac district volunteers and their pet dogs are ready to do their part to conserve the endangered tiger quoll.
Fears for lobster fishing industry
APOLLO Bay fishermen fear a government “money grab” will drive the town’s rock lobster fishermen out of business.
Truck collection might stay in Colac
COLAC vintage truck collector Merv Brunt is considering an offer that would keep his trucks in Colac.
Homes on Colac’s fringe face 20% rate rise
COLAC Otway Shire Council has warned Elliminyt and Colac landowners could be in for a 20-per-cent rates hike when their next rates bill arrives.
Highway land grab could swallow man’s garden
A COLAC district man wants authorities to rethink plans for the Princes Highway duplication to Colac because of unfair demands for land acquisition.
No leader for business group
COLAC'S peak business lobby group is without a leader after failing to find a new president.
Lowest rate rise in decade
COLAC Otway Shire Council’s next rate rise could be its lowest in a decade.
Sixty people want shire’s top job
SIXTY people want to enter the race to become Colac Otway Shire Council’s next chief, a week after applications opened.
Unprovoked attack in Colac
AN unprovoked attack in central Colac sent a Colac man to hospital with facial injuries at the weekend.
Train family stranded twice
A SHORTAGE of commuter train services has left a Colac mother and her two children stranded twice in a week.
School site tug-o-war continues
AUTHORITIES continue to insist the former Colac High School site is a state asset, despite receiving evidence the community bought the site a century ago.
Student art promotes Colac
COLAC students have used their artistic skills to help attract city-slickers to the district.
Grave prices will increase tenfold
THE cost of a plot at three Colac district cemeteries will jump tenfold under a proposed shift to Geelong management.
No plans to sell Colanda site
THE State Government says it has no plans to sell the site of Colac’s Colanda disability centre, despite a federal push to sell public assets.
Dad’s unique thank you to hospital
A COLAC vet has devised a unique way to thank the Royal Children’s Hospital for helping his daughter survive leukaemia.
New evidence on school site claim
COLAC Otway Shire Council says it has found concrete evidence to support a claim on the former Colac High School site.
Council overhauls rating system
FARM land will continue to attract the lowest rate in the dollar under Colac Otway Shire Council’s latest rates overhaul.
Miracle man walks after neck break
COLAC'S Ian Hay is on the road to recovery after breaking his neck in a fall.
Council fights for asylum seekers
COLAC Otway Shire Council will demand permanent Australian residency for the shire’s asylum seekers if they gain refugee status.
Parking meter bid expires
AN OVERWHELMING outcry from Apollo Bay residents has convinced civic leaders to abandon investigations into installing parking meters at the coastal hub.
A day out just for blokes
COLAC health services, organisations and clubs are joining forces to celebrate Aussie blokes.
Women risking cervical cancer
NEW data shows increasing numbers of women in Colac Otway Shire are putting themselves at greater risk of developing cervical cancer.
25 jobs in $2.5m investment
A $2.3-MILLION investment in Colac’s lamb processor will result in 25 new jobs and boost the plant’s production capacity.
