News
Call to halt riverside projects
River advocate group Friends of the Barwon is calling for a delay to development along the Barwon River and its tributaries.
Classes begin at college
A new set of Year Seven students are settling into life at Colac Secondary College.
Unit development proposed in Colac
A local developer wants permission for a million-dollar subdivision and unit development in Colac, and a popular Barongarook brewery has requested to provide music for longer.
Rescues confirm need for training
A proposed blue-ocean skills centre at Apollo Bay could help curb a startling rise in beach tragedies.
Future water sources under consideraton
A panel will consider water options for the region’s future after communities in Colac and surrounds had a say on ways to secure the resource.
Annual council survey begins
Surf Coast Shire residents can have their annual say on how their council is doing from this week.
Letters to the editor
A reader raises concerns with late-night partiers keeping their neighbours awake.
Authority unveils new blue uniform
Country Fire Authority representatives will have new blue uniforms to use when doing CFA duties away from the fire line. Chief Officer Jason Heffernan said the CFA introduced the dark blue uniforms with a CFA logo to give volunteers comfortable and distinctive clothing to wear for non-response duties. “The workwear doesn’t replace the traditional personal […]