Articles by Ruby Manson

  • Fuel reduction burn complete

    Authorities have completed a fuel reduction burn near Apollo Bay.

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  • Couple’s love lasts a lifetime

    It was the spring of 1955 when John and Fay Higgins first became acquainted at Colac Presbyterian Church.

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  • Silage season needs more rain

    Farmers north of the Princes Highway have started their first cuts of silage, but are hoping for more rain this week to kick crops along.

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  • Mixed bag for tourism operators

    While some Colac Otway tourism businesses have been able to adapt to lost foot traffic due to the pandemic, others aren’t as lucky.

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  • Coastal positive test was not a once off

    Daniel Andrews says a second positive coronavirus test of an Apollo Bay wastewater sample decreases the chance that the shredded virus belongs to a passerby.

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  • Rotaract launches art competition

    An Otway Rotaract art competition is adapting to the pandemic and wants students to share their mental health messages about the new COVID normal.

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  • Sailors hope for big soak

    Colac Yacht Club’s members are crossing their fingers for a wet spring to top up Lake Colac enough to sail and ski on this summer.

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  • Club hopes pandemic won’t sink nationals chance

    The COVID-19 pandemic and Lake Colac’s water levels could sink Colac Yacht Club’s chance of hosting a national titles event for the first time in doubt.

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