News

  • Police praise Otways rescue

    A young boy airlifted from Wye River has been released from hospital in time for Christmas, and police have located a missing motorcyclist who crashed in the Otways.

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  • Hospital building case for upgrade

    Colac Area Health’s chief says an increase in urgent care presentations by 8.3 per cent last financial year builds a case for improving the department and possibly opening an emergency department.

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  • Lake level decrease

    Lake Colac’s water level has dropped by 8.2 centimetres since last month, following a 5.7cm drop the month before.

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  • Dining ‘parklets’ open at Apollo Bay

    Central Apollo Bay has transformed, with timber structures creating new outdoor dining spaces in the main street.

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  • Expansion plans for Otways camp

    New facilities for a free Otways campground will help the site host thousands more campers every year.

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  • Report clears gas drilling

    South-west Victoria has “significant” undiscovered natural gas underground and work to tap into it can start in 2021, a State Government report has found.

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  • Aspiring artist waits on muse

    Lexi Gottlibsen’s creativity depends on her mood, with the young artist taking on new projects as it suits her.

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  • Fishers aim for market rebound

    Apollo Bay’s fishing industry has had a tough 2020, but fisher hope for a domestic-leg market rebound in 2021.

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