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Council to vote on Great Ocean Road closure rules
Civic leaders will vote this month on updated guidelines for events that close the Great Ocean Road.
OCEAN fights back against oil testing
Otways residents have taken to the sea to protest offshore oil exploration in the region.
Council on the hunt to fill Target’s void
Colac Otway Shire Council is encouraging Wesfarmers to consider opening a new Kmart in Colac, even if it’s not in the soon-to-be vacant Target store, as the council works to attract major businesses.
Weed spraying starts
Contractors will cut or spray roadside weeds across Colac Otway Shire later this month.
Students relieved to see their mates
Colac district teachers were happy to see students walk through the school gates yesterday as Grade Three to Year 10 students returned to classrooms.
A long journey to citizenship
More than 60 years after first setting foot in Australia, Birregurra’s Seona Gunn is set to officially become a citizen.
Cash-strapped businesses welcome much-needed tourism return
The Otways tourism industry is back in business after residents welcomed the return of visitors over the long weekend and accommodation vacancies fill up for the coming weeks.
Traffic cops shocked by high rate of offences
A motorist who clocked at 147kmh near Colac is among a raft of speeders, drug drivers and other offenders who left Colac police shocked this week.