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Coastal requests in council budget
Improvements in Apollo Bay, additional funding for a coastal tourism body and funding for a study into a path on the Great Ocean Road are some of items Colac Otway residents want added to the council’s 2025-26 budget.
AFL legend to speak at picnic
District farmers can catch up with neighbours and hear from an AFL legend at a Cockies Picnic in Colac this month.
Farm loans double in west
Low-interest loans that help farms through drought conditions have doubled in south-west Victoria, with Colac Otway and Corangamite among the areas with the most applications.
Coastal residents protest
Apollo Bay environmental campaigners have joined in regional action against Australia’s largest fossil fuel project.
Farmers still attending cattle sales
Drought-stricken Colac and district farmers are continuing to bring their cattle to market early.
Colac Otway called to address period poverty
A women’s charity is calling on municipalities including Colac Otway Shire to take action on period poverty, following a nationwide survey.
Bulla raises milk price after farmer feedback
Colac-based dairy processor Bulla has taken on farmer feedback and increased its farmgate milk price less than a week after declaring its season opening price.
