News

  • Sawmill halt

    An unprecedented drop in demand has forced AKD Softwoods to shut down its Irrewarra sawmill until further notice.

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  • New normal for teachers

    Colac and district teachers are getting into the routine of a new form of school, as they continue to educate the region’s students via screens.

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  • Colac show decision this month

    Colac and District Pastoral and Agricultural Society will decide this month whether the Colac Show will go ahead in 2020.

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  • In brief: Council news, immunisations encouraged

    Colac Otway Shire Council has deployed staff to check in on vulnerable and elderly residents, and is offering a webinar for residents to learn about financial support available during the region’s economic downturn.

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  • GENEROUS GIVING: Project Feed Me Apollo Bay has sent its first round of food supply packages this week, to community members struggling during the COVID-19 crisis.

    Care packages for Apollo Bay

    Apollo Bay residents are taking the wellbeing of their fellow community members into their own hands with a new initiative providing food for the people most in need.

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  • Coronavirus causes another delay to refurbishment

    A refurbishment to the Maits Rest loop walk near Cape Otway has suffered another delay, this time due to COVID-19.

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  • Busy bee man keeps district’s hives going

    A fascination for busy insects has drawn Neville Towers to a niche rural activity like a bee to a honeypot.

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  • Police crash illegal party

    Colac police didn’t need an invite to crash a Cororooke birthday party over the weekend, shutting down the
    illegal gathering and fining seven people for flouting coronavirus restrictions.

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