News
Quilt for reconciliation
Colac’s Neighbourhood House has presented a handmade quilt to the Colac Aboriginal Gathering Place recognising National Reconciliation Week.
“Head home”: Push for people to isolate following test
Health authorities say there are 47 active COVID-19 cases in Colac, and the city’s new incident control centre has issued clear rules.
Colac schools band together, as attendance plummets
Colac’s schools are working together to keep the district’s children and their families safe during a COVID-19 outbreak, through daily hook-ups with the state education department.
Scholarship honouring lifesavers
Applications have opened for a scholarship fund in honour of Port Campbell lifesavers Ross and Andy Powell who died on duty last year.
Seed trials benefit industry
A Larpent farmer is encouraging Colac and district farmers to trial different grasses on their properties after agreeing to donate land for a seed trial this season.
Pokies losses down $2M
Losses from the Colac region’s poker machines are down due to COVID-19.
Wire tunnels help Otways’ wildife
A Forest Fire Management Victoria, Conservation Ecology Centre and Deakin University project will identify critical habitats for at-risk wildlife in the Otways.
Emergency relief for area
Colac Otway residents in isolation or quarantine can receive emergency relief packages, with the community encouraged to help spread the word.