News

  • Plea over campfire safety

    Forest Fire Management Victoria is urging campers in the Otway Ranges to ensure their campfires don’t become bushfires, as summer approaches and temperatures rise.

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  • Lookout devastated over tower’s closure

    A firefighter who has manned Mount Gellibrand’s fire-spotting tower has shared his devastation at the decision to close the tower and emphasised how vital the tower is.

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  • COVID warning was a mistake

    An accidental social media post from the Department of Health and Human Services might have frightened a few Colac residents, but there was no need for alarm due to a graphic error.

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  • Police charge would-be Colac doctor

    Police have charged a doctor who was set to work in Colac medical centres with rape and sexual assault.

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  • Colac’s growth plan gets the green light

    Victoria’s Planning Minister has finally given the green light to a plan that will expand Colac’s boundaries and guide development for the next three decades.

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  • Power flowing from turbine

    A wind farm at Ferguson is now complete and half of the farm is operational.

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  • Detectives charge man over stolen and crashed ute

    Colac detectives have arrested and charged a man who allegedly broke into a city home, stole a ute and smashed it into a district boom gate.

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  • CFA assesses facility use

    The CFA is currently assessing whether interim works might allow for the use of Mount Gellibrand’s fire tower this fire season.

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