News
Comment on catchment
The Corangamite Catchment Management Authority is inviting community members to participate in local workshops to help revamp its Regional Catchment Strategy.
Plenty of smiles at Alvie school
Students at Alvie Consolidated School are back into the swing of things after they started the 2021 school year.
Lobster woes continue
Apollo Bay Fisherman’s Co-Op’s Nick Polgeest says local lobster fishers could go out of business unless Australia resolves a trade dispute with China.
Citizenship ceremony
Surf Coast Shire welcomed 13 new citizens at an Australia Day citizenship ceremony last week.
Trash an eyesore on coast
The Great Ocean Road authority says an increase in litter and rubbish dumping is a major problem on the Otways Coast and the public shares responsibility for keeping the region tidy.
Gardens welcome rain, but roads flood
A summer deluge would have pleased Colac and district gardeners, but rain has also caused roads to flood in the city.
High interest in reduction sale
Fatteners in the Otways and South Gippsland have scored quality breeding cattle from a herd reduction sale in Colac.
Lorne burglary arrests
Lorne Police have arrested two male offenders for burglary and theft after a bicycle and esky went missing from holidaymakers.