News

  • Melburnians return to a grateful Apollo Bay

    Apollo Bay traders were grateful for a gradual return of visitors on the weekend as a travel ban on Melbourne residents lifted.

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  • Garden cash support for area schools

    Two Colac and district primary schools have received $1000 grants to help students enhance native habitats, improve food production and boost education.

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  • Rodent baiting warning

    Authorities have warned farmers and residents to follow guidelines when using mouse bait to avoid killing other species.

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  • Letters to the editor

    Oil and gas drilling, Colac’s entrance sign, and col-fired power come up in today’s letters.

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  • Bluewater fees face extra consideration

    Colac Otway Shire Council says it will look at changes to Bluewater creche fees and other submissions, but not as part of its budget.

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  • Patients urged to seek second COVID vaccine

    Health authorities say it is still safe for people aged 50 to 59 to receive their second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, after the minimum age recommendation for the vaccine increased.

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  • Works start to “nudge” flying foxes

    Colac Otway Shire Council is using light, noise and inflatable tube wind dancers to try to “nudge” bats from ailing heritage-listed trees in the Colac Botanic Gardens.

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  • Colac health service earns public’s praise

    Colac Area Health’s level of patient care, emotional support and compassion has rated above the state average, a Department of Health and Human Services survey says.

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