News

  • Sergeant calls for pothole solution

    Colac’s top road cop says the crumbling Princes Highway duplication between Colac and Winchelsea is dangerous and needs a permanent fix.

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  • Erosion concerns continue at Apollo Bay foeshore

    The Otway Coast Committee says it needs significant state and federal funding before it can provide long-term solutions to erosion issues at Apollo Bay.

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  • Petrol price plummets to 10-year low

    Colac petrol prices have dipped into double figures, reaching their lowest point in at least a decade.

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  • 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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