News

  • Mayor bids farewell to position

    Cr Jason Schram shares his final mayoral column as Colac Otway Shire Council heads into caretaker period.

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  • Good news for L-platers as testing resumes

    Colac and district learner drivers are set to get back behind the wheel this week, with licence testing resuming in regional Victoria after a halt for COVID-19.

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  • Teacher praises students’ work

    Today we hear from South West TAFE Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning teacher Satu Saarikallio.

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  • Timely visit from firefighter

    A quick-thinking, off-duty Cobden firefighter has likely saved a Bostocks Creek home from burning to the ground by taking decisive action.

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  • Gas opposition growing

    Apollo Bay rock lobster fishers have used cray pots to spell out their opposition to seismic testing.

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  • Top citizen encourages award nominations

    In a year like no other, many Colac Otway Shire community members have stepped up, gone above and beyond their roles and brought people together in a time of need.

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  • Welcome return for tourism

    Otways businesses made small but significant strides towards their COVID recovery on the weekend as tourists returned to the district for the first time in weeks.

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  • Hundreds on list for housing

    More people are seeking social housing in the Colac region.

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