News

  • Park funding hits a snag

    Cororooke’s playspace proposal has received a bumper $250,000 grant, but Colac Otway Shire Council will need to strike a post-COVID deal to accept it.

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  • Colac reliant on support

    Colac district welfare recipients have almost quadrupled in number since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and more than 1000 organisations have signed up for the JobKeeper plan.

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  • A bridge for the future

    Work is set to start on the replacement of a bridge in Colac’s Forest Street, which a major Colac employer says is a huge boost for community safety.

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  • Tower action tested skills

    Experienced Colac emergency responder Mark Gunning says managing the COVID-lockdown of nine Melbourne housing towers is unlike anything he’s ever done.

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  • Letters to the editor

    Readers share their views on Black Lives Matter, climate change and more.

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  • Girder falls on teen at Cobden

    WorkSafe is investigating a Cobden excavating contractor after a girder fell and fractured the legs of an employee this week.

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  • Crude joke has a message

    Two Colac Otway Shire leaders have criticised an “anti-tourism” campaign that tells people to stay away from Apollo Bay to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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  • High demand for tests

    Colac Area Health’s COVID-19 clinic continues to experience high demand for testing, with more than 280 people already tested for coronavirus this month.

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