News

  • Angus calf stolen from Larpent

    Police are appealing for community assistance after livestock thieves targeted a Colac district farm for the second time.

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  • Changes to venue capacity protocols

    AFL Barwon has announced changes to venue capacity protocols for local football and netball, but crowds are still unable to return and changerooms remain closed.

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  • Workforce shortage hitting farmers hard

    A shortage of relief milkers and farmhands is putting Colac district farmers under pressure, forcing them to consider tough calls to protect their businesses.

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  • BIRRE BOOST: $5.7M for major internet upgrades

    Birregurra will soon benefit from top-of-the-range internet connections, with the Federal Government to spend $5.7 million on new technology.

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  • Library changeover date looms

    Colac and Apollo Bay library members will still be able to borrow books from their libraries, while the Corangamite Regional Library Corporation prepares for the branches’ departures.

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  • Aboriginal group rejects lease claim

    Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation has hit back at claims it influenced negotiations of an extended lease for a tourism business at Cape Otway Lighthouse.

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  • Rails trapping wildlife on road

    Apollo Bay residents are concerned about solid guardrails being a danger to motorists, pedestrians, and wildlife on the main road to Colac.

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  • Geelong no threat to saleyards

    Colac Otway Shire Council and the district’s livestock association chief say a potential new selling centre at Geelong would not affect Colac’s saleyards.

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