News

  • Appeal for BWS damage

    Colac Criminal Investigations Unit detectives are calling on the community for information following damage to a Colac liquor store door.

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  • Colac rail riders must reserve

    V-Line will trial reservation-only seating for Colac’s rail line services during summer to give passengers more certainty over seat availability.

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  • Fireys action won’t impact safety

    A state department says industrial action by green-shirt firefighters, including those in the Otways, will not compromise safety.

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  • QUARRY WORRY: Report’s recommendation backs residents’ concern

    A Colac district quarry should update studies about traffic, groundwater, and skinks before it can receive state approval to mine rock at a new site, a report says.

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  • Living costs front of mind

    Colac and district youths are concerned about what the cost-of-living crisis means for their future.

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  • Factory’s long gone, friendships living on

    Forty-two years on, this group of former Colac clothing factory workers still meets up on the final Saturday of November each year.

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  • Birregurra generosity exceeds expectations

    The Birregurra community has stepped up its famous generosity, with an annual Birregurra CFA fundraiser exceeding all expectations.

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  • Farmer’s cruelty charges

    A Colac district farmer and footballer is facing charges relating to more than forty alleged offences of mistreating cattle.

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