News

  • Colac party flouts social distancing rules

    Colac’s top cop is reminding residents to continue adhering to social distancing rules, after police had to break up a party in Colac on the weekend.

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  • Have a Hoppy Easter!

    Evie Kensit is eager for Easter this weekend, dressing up in her bunny ears for an egg hunt on the lawn.

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  • Beach patrols end early

    Beaches from Lorne to Apollo Bay and beyond will be unpatrolled this Easter period, as lifesaving clubs close to curb all non-essential activity.

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  • Beekeeping career off to sweet start

    A Colac primary school student is keeping busy during school holidays by buzzing around his and his family’s beehives.

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  • Huge tomatoes impress

    They say everything is bigger out at Birregurra – just ask Keith Bennett, hobby gardener of 50 years whose impressive crop of home-grown tomatoes this season would keep Paul Bunyan’s belly
    full.

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  • Fire restrictions stay for Colac Otway area

    Fire restrictions are coming to an end in neighbouring communities, but the Fire Danger Period for the Colac district will last until the start of next month.

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  • Velodrome work on track

    Colac’s velodrome is likely to be ride-ready by the end of May.

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  • Wild weekend weather keeps SES crews busy

    The weekend’s wet weather was a welcome sight for Colac district farmers but kept the region’s emergency responders on their toes.

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