News

  • Days left to apply for council grants

    Community groups, businesses and sporting clubs have two days left to apply for council grants to deliver projects for the district, like the Colac Woodcrafters Guild’s new router table.

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  • Community supports women doing it tough

    Colac’s caring nature has been commended after the community donated more than 215 period products to women and girls experiencing homelessness, hardship and poverty.

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  • Tehan commits to road funding ratio

    Wannon’s MP says a Coalition government would increase the ratio of federal funding for nationally significant roads, including the Princes Highway west of Colac.

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  • Homes plan debated

    A community petition calling for “better social housing options for Colac” has garnered hundreds of signatures in less than 24 hours.

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  • Simpson eatery closed

    A local council has closed a Simpson shop for alleged food offences.

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  • Beacon plans progressing

    Work is progressing on plans to reinstate a historic navigational pillar beacon at Marengo that was removed five years ago.

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  • Otways deer control continues

    Parks Victoria is continuing its deer control program in the Otways, and is also opportunistically targeting other invasive species.

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  • Management advice for livestock attacks

    Sheep deaths in the Cressy district have prompted a warning from Agriculture Victoria about the risk that foxes and stray dogs pose to livestock.

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