News
Visitor drowns fishing
Police are appealing for witnesses after a fisher was found dead at the bottom of a cliff at Separation Creek.
Crews continue to battle blazes
Colac and district’s firefighting chief says reckless and irresponsible fire behaviour on Friday could have cost lives and homes.
Flying foxes return to botanic gardens
Flying foxes have returned to the Colac Botanic Gardens, with Colac Otway Shire Council waiting on the environment authority’s permission to begin a dispersal program.
Wildlife tourism venture to open in mid-2020
Apollo Bay eco-tourism attraction Wildlife Wonders is on track to open by mid-2020.
School pushes for new campus
Colac’s Federal MP visited Colac Specialist School yesterday to hand out a grant to build a versatile outdoor retreat, with school councillors using the meeting to push for larger-scale upgrades.
Bulla in talks to open tourist attraction
Colac dairy producer Bulla is set to expand its Murray Street site to include a new retail store and tourist attraction.
Bridge changes peeve council
Colac has not received the exact Barongarook Creek bridge that it was promised, with Colac Otway Shire Council calling on a roads authority to come back and make improvements.