News

  • Important first meeting for new council

    Colac Otway Shire’s newly elected councillors are set to take their oath and get stuck straight into the big decisions.

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  • Electric fence burns tree, sparks fire warning

    An Irrewillipe farmer has warned landowners to check their fences regularly after he found his electric fence was burning a tree branch.

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  • Apollo Bay link to missing man

    Police are appealing for assistance to help find missing man Ross Wilkinson, who frequents the Apollo Bay area.

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  • Choppers sweep Otways powerlines this week

    Two helicopters will fly over the Colac region over the coming week as Powercor inspects vegetation around the region’s powerlines.

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  • Zoom meetings here to stay

    Surf Coast Shire Council could keep its meeting virtual until April next year.

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  • GORCAPA seeks new chief

    The Great Ocean Road’s new authority is on the hunt for a chief executive, with just over a week until it officially forms and takes control of land management in the region.

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  • Milk vealers feature at Colac cattle sale

    Yearling prices eased, bulls rose in value and cow prices were mostly steady at Colac’s weekly cattle market.

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  • Rural news in brief

    News on locust numbers, shearer training, workforce shortages, and calculating water use on farms.

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