News

  • COVID recovery on the agenda

    He was a self-confessed armchair critic who stepped up to become mayor just months later – now, Cr Chris Potter says he’s got vision for another four years on Colac Otway Shire Council.  

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  • Leafy barrier for reserve

    Birregurra Football and Netball Club is now home to 120 new trees after a tree-planting session yesterday.

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  • Mayor pumps up pipe plan

    Colac Otway’s mayor says an approved $350-million sporting precinct near Winchelsea is “even more reason” to fund the design of a proposed pipeline that would feed recycled water to Lake Colac and the region.

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  • Smiles can return for photos

    The State Government has amended regional Victoria’s mask rules to allow people to remove their mask when a professional photographer is taking their photo.

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  • Letters to the editor

    The Colac Otway Shire Council election and preference cards continue to dominate letters to the editor.

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  • Climate poll result released

    Colac Otway council candidates have responded to a contentious climate and biodiversity survey in greater numbers than elsewhere, a local climate action team says.

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  • Community to have a say on Blue Church plan

    The Federal Government is yet to finalise how it will spend a $9-million kitty to upgrade the Blue Church corner, and the Colac district community will get its say.

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  • Tutors will help kids bounce back from closure

    The Victorian Government will spend an extra $250 million across its public schools next year to help students catch up from missed learning during the interrupted 2020 school
    year.

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