News

  • Hitting the roof: Ceiling fears force closure of Bluewater pool

    Colac’s Bluewater pool has suddenly closed to urgently remove the ceiling, after engineers advised the council there was a risk sections of it could fall.

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  • Don’t wipe out stock

    Toilet paper panic buying appears to have returned across the state with supermarkets reinforcing temporary product limits again.

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  • Big move for shire’s libraries

    Colac Otway bookworms will be able to get their hands on more reads from July next year, when the shire’s libraries become part of Geelong’s system.

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  • Council paying back pool costs

    Colac Otway Shire Council will reimburse Apollo Bay’s school $75,000 for works on the town’s long-awaited indoor pool.

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  • Wood collection season closing

    Victoria’s autumn firewood collection season will close at midnight on Tuesday.

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  • Groups set to share $200,000 in grants

    Colac Otway Shire Council will include more than $200,000 in community cash grants in its draft budget, with a second round of more than $100,000 still up for grabs.

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  • Mock scenario prepares staff

    Great Ocean Road Health staff have taken part in a mock COVID-19 outbreak scenario as they continue to prepare for a possible outbreak at their health services.

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  • Holiday at home to keep COVID at bay: Schram

    Colac Otway mayor Jason Schram has urged residents to continue coronavirus measures and avoid travelling to Melbourne as case numbers there rise.

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