News

  • COPACC bookings now open

    Colac Otway Performing Arts and Cultural Centre is taking bookings for meetings and functions and planning is well underway for the next year’s theatre season.

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  • Wellington to run for mayor after Surf Coast shake-up

    Returning Winchelsea Ward councillor Heather Wellington will put her hat in the ring for mayor of Surf Coast Shire Council next week and is eyeing a period of change during the upcoming term.

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  • Otways feature in new book

    Colourful characters spring to life in a new children’s book based in the Otways.

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  • Police ramp up testing across region

    Police are warning motorists that they can expect to see more road patrols and breath test sites across Colac and district in the lead-up to Christmas.

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  • Further consultation with families of victims

    A state upper-house MP who represents Colac and district says there will be more consultation with families of deceased sexual assault victims before a controversial bill returns to parliament.

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  • Mayor appointed for Corangamite

    Corangamite Shire’s new council has opted for experience in its first mayoral term, electing Camperdown councillor Ruth Gstrein as its mayor.

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  • Community groups can return to facilities

    Artists can once again get creative in Colac Makers Space and Apollo Bay’s Mechanic Hall, while people can make a return to neighbourhood houses and the Colac History Centre.

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  • COVID screening gets ramped up along Surf Coast

    Victoria’s coronavirus testing chief Jeroen Weimar has flagged the Otways coast as a potential location for further testing facilities as tourist hotspots gear up for a busy summer.

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