Bunnings bandit at court

A Colac district man has avoided a criminal conviction for a theft at a Colac store.

Colac meetings now Tuesdays, with two at Apollo Bay

Lunchtime council meetings will become a regular occurrence for Colac Otway Shire Council in 2025, following a decision to change when the group meets.

Colac bank will relocate in 2025

Colac’s ANZ store will move from its main street location next year.

Bay life savers already making rescues

Apollo Bay’s Surf Life Saving Club president is urging locals and tourists to swim between the red and yellow flags this summer season to ensure there isn’t a repeat of last year’s drownings and near-drownings on the coast.

Owners seek usage change

A proposal to change accommodation use of a cottage at a Johanna property hopes to address a housing undersupply.

Caring Colac donates 120 bags

The Christmas spirit is well and truly alive in Colac, with 120 essential item bags donated for the Colac West Rotary Club’s It’s in the Bag Christmas campaign.

Tools down for iconic doc

“I loved the people here.”

That’s the reason Dr Andrew Wood has continued coming to Colac to fix the smiles of district residents for more than three decades.

CARP PLAGUE: Fish damage boats, lake reputation at Colac regatta

“The reputation of the lake has gone.”

A weekend that was supposed to bring Lake Colac into the limelight for hosting its first regatta in more than 20 years has ended in a sour note with a plague of carp damaging multiple boats.