News

  • Colac Otway declares housing crisis

    Colac Otway Shire Council has declared a worker housing crisis and will deliver a report on possible solutions for the coming summer.  

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  • Work begins on new Apollo Bay kinder

    Apollo Bay parents will have access to a new kindergarten as early as next year, thanks to a State Government roll-out.

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  • Clinic vax back to routine

    South West Healthcare says its normal vaccinations will go ahead at Camperdown from this week.

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  • A class act in pyjamas

    Colac West Primary School students and staff might have saved a bit of time getting ready for school this week.

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  • Australia’s sheep flock bounces back

    Auspicious seasonal conditions and the return of China and Europe to the market are underpinning Australia’s national sheep flock rebuilding, a Yeo farmer says.

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  • UK expat painter at home at Birre

    English expat and abstract landscape painter David Lancashire draws inspiration from the Australian landscape, from Alice Springs to the Otways. 

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  • Call to join generational study

    Colac-born babies and their parents will have the chance to join a “once-in-a-generation” research project aimed at improving child and adult health and wellbeing.

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  • Manure red tape eased

    Dairy farmers will be able to continue their traditional use of manure and effluent on farms, with the EPA revising a determination to classify manure as industrial waste.

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