News

  • Proposed rules for nature-strip planting

    Residents and ratepayers could soon have a say on new proposed nature strip rules in Colac Otway.

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  • Call for council to fix major flooding issue

    Colac Otway Shire Council says it will investigate drainage issues in Apollo Bay after a major business was impacted by flooding again.

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  • On-site supermarket for school

    Students at Lake Colac School will soon have their own supermarket to enable them to develop key numeracy, literacy and communication skills and support their future career paths.

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  • Lorne hiker rescued

    Lorne police are reminding bush walkers to take extra precautions during wet weather after emergency services worked for several hours to rescue an injured hiker from a track near the Cumberland River.

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  • Decorative image of Twelve Apostles on the Great Ocean Road

    Councillor questions value of tourism membership

    Colac Otway Shire Council looks set to consider whether there is value in continuing to pay more than $100,000 to be a member of Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism.

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  • Project aims to set benchmark

    Just over $2million in Federal Government funding has been secured for a project to establish two affordable housing precincts for about 150 people in Colac and Apollo Bay.

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  • Fines waived ‘overnight’

    An infringements authority has waived more than $12,000 in fraudulent fines for a Colac man “overnight”. 

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  • Charity helps reduce pressure

    Removing the stigma, reducing the strain. That’s what Colac’s Salvation Army is doing amid unprecedented cost-of-living pressures.

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