News

  • More opposition to gas plans

    Surf Coast Shire councillor Kate Gazzard has moved to formally oppose a Federal Government gas plan that could see companies drill for oil and gas five kilometres from the Great Ocean Road.

    By

  • Winch Hall deal proposed

    Winchelsea’s former shire hall is finally set to reopen to the public, with the town’s community to take over management of the site.

    By

  • Development plan needs council approval

    A proposed development plan could help prepare more than 46 hectares of residential land in Colac West for subdivision into hundreds of lots.

    By

  • Lockdown surprise for cool cat

    A COVID lockdown cancelled an Apollo Bay family’s party, but they still managed to celebrate safely with an extraordinary cake.

    By

  • Prices ease at winter yarding

    Prices mostly eased at Colac’s weekly cattle market as COVID kept human crowd numbers down.

    By

  • Shy potoroos come into focus

    Researchers in the Otways are tracking a threatened species’ movements after burnoffs to better understand their ecology.

    By

  • Rural Scene rundown

    Farm safety, dog deaths, animal cruelty and game licences feature in this week’s Rural Scene.

    By

  • G21 conference goes virtual

    A COVID-19 lockdown has sent the G21 annual stakeholder forum online for the second time.

    By