News

  • New fruit netting rules aim to protect wildlife

    Colac and district gardeners will need to comply with tougher regulations for putting nets on fruit trees, with new laws coming into effect this week.

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  • Letters to the editor

    Colac Otway’s refusal to join a climate alliance, and the plight of Afghan refugees feature in today’s letters.

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  • Corangamite seeks views on future services

    Corangamite Shire residents can help shape their council’s key service strategies.

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  • Big reading effort for special cause

    Colac and district’s enthusiastic readers had a successful month raising money and awareness for multiple sclerosis.

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  • Restrictions remain until next week

    Premier Daniel Andrews says he expects Colac and district’s lockdown to end next week, timeframes and specific rules of new restrictions remain unclear.

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  • Call to free Colac from lockdown

    Colac’s state MP Richard Riordan has demanded Colac and district be freed from lockdown, as the State Government prepares a roadmap out of COVID restrictions.

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  • Rental firm urges caution

    A holiday rental provider has rebuked a community suggestion to offer discounted rates for landlords who offer their homes up as long-term rentals, as Colac Otway Shire Council considers long-term fixes to a key worker housing crisis.

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  • Elliminyt Primary School Book Week celebrations

    The Man from Snowy River, Gollum and Anne of Green Gables.

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