News
Renovation draws club interest
South Purrumbete Recreation Reserve could become home to Colac district women’s cricket teams after an ambitious renovation of the abandoned oval.
Hey! That’s my spot!
Everyone wants to be on top, it seems. This black-shouldered kite and a crow had a minor altercation in Colac at the weekend as they vied for top spot on a television aerial.
Indigenous vax rate high in south-west
The Warrnambool and south-west region’s Indigenous Australian COVID-19 vaccination rate is among the best in Victoria, bucking a nation-wide trend that has seen low vaccination rates in Indigenous Australians.
Comment now on toilet plans
Colac Otway residents have until October 11 to comment on designs for new public toilets at Colac’s Memorial Square.
Arts and performance news in brief
Funding to keep a cinema open, a play postponed, and news on a sculpture exhibition.
Letters to the editor
Refugees, fruit netting and climate change are leading issues in today’s letters.
Victoria awaits decision on regional lockdown
Premier Daniel Andrews has reaffirmed his commitment to easing restrictions in regional Victoria possibly this week, as COVID-19 case numbers ease outside metropolitan Melbourne.
Citizen award nominations
Corangamite Shire Council has opened up nominations for its annual Australia Day awards.