News

  • Australians outgunned in New Guinea battle

    Apollo Bay’s Robert “Darcy” McMinn and his mates were outmanned and outgunned when Japanese forces stormed their garrison in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.

    By

  • Action against family violence

    A Colac family violence support worker has welcomed State Government funding to keep violence victims safe, but has highlighted a desperate need for emergency accommodation and men’s behaviour programs in Colac.

    By

  • Road crashes down thanks to pandemic

    Colac and district emergency responders are attending fewer traffic crashes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By

  • Elections go ahead for shires

    Council elections including Colac Otway will go ahead in October despite a renewed push to defer them.

    By

  • Earthquake hits Apollo Bay

    Apollo Bay was rocking on Monday night, when the community felt a minor earthquake send a shudder through the coastal town.

    By

  • Letters to the editor

    Readers share views on a plan to shoo bats away from Colac Botanic Gardens.

    By

  • Cash for Bullen Merri boat ramp

    Camperdown’s Lake Bullen Merri will receive $58,000 to design a new boat ramp for South Beach.

    By

  • Surefer’s close encounter with shark

    A surfer has spent a nervous half hour parked above a large shark off the Princetown coast.

    By