Articles by: Ruby Manson
Water storages stay high
Colac’s water storage has almost reached capacity, after dropping to 65 per cent during autumn.
Kangaroobie keen for campers to return
A popular coastal school camp will be booked out in term four after hosting just a tenth of its group bookings for 2020.
Kids excited to return to classroom
A Colac school principal says her school is ready to welcome back its students on day one of term four.
Test for roundabout ahead
Birregurra and district residents say the real test for a new roundabout will be when traffic increases over summer.
Bat found
Colac’s Botanic Gardens playground sandpit has reopened with new sand after a child found a dead bat buried in the pit.
A Colac contractor is concerned that the expiration of VFF-State Government cattle underpass funding contract will cost him thousands of dollars.
Two more Colac Otway recoveries
Colac Otway has recorded no new COVID-19 cases, with two more people recovering. The Department of Health and Human Services’ daily figures show Colac Otway has 12 active cases, down two from yesterday, with its total count still at 136. Greater Geelong has three active COVID-19 cases, while Corangamite, Surf Coast, Ballarat, Golden Plains and […]
Bat found dead in sandpit
Authorities are investigating how a bat ended up buried in a Colac playground, after a child discovered it in the sandpit.
Fuel reduction burn complete
Authorities have completed a fuel reduction burn near Apollo Bay.
Couple’s love lasts a lifetime
It was the spring of 1955 when John and Fay Higgins first became acquainted at Colac Presbyterian Church.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Zero tolerance for restriction breaches
Police ramped up checks on the Colac community’s compliance with COVID-19 restrictions at the weekend, they detected no offending.
Branch impales car at Pennyroyal
A Colac district postal worker could be forgiven for behind-schedule deliveries after a very close call with a tree branch.
Restrictions could ease
A “single-person bubble” and small social gatherings outdoors are among the eased coronavirus restrictions to become effective next week.
Shock outbreak puts state on watch
State health authorities have highlighted Colac’s current COVID-19 outbreak as indicative of why restrictions must recede slowly.
Police impound car after drug test
A Beech Forest man has lost his wheels and will face court after testing positive to drugs and driving on a cancelled licence in Colac.
Typical yard for final winter store sale
Demand was strong for a typical seasonal yarding at the last store cattle sale coming out of winter at Colac’s saleyards.
IMT to stay until outbreak’s over
Two more Bulla employees tested positive to COVID-19 following close contact testing at its Connor Street site, taking the total to six.
Man killed in Carpendeit crash
A man in his 60s has died in a single-vehicle crash at Carpendeit, west of Colac.
