News

  • No takers to join new Australia Day committee

    Interest in Australia Day celebrations in Colac Otway Shire seems to have evaporated.

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  • Beeac desperate for better mobile reception

    Beeac residents say “hit-and-miss” mobile phone coverage is holding the community back, as they rally for improved mobile reception.

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  • Council approves moves to buy former high school land

    Colac Otway Shire Council has approved plans to buy part of the former Colac High School, but it could take years to develop the land.

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  • Port needs $14M to stay open

    The Port of Apollo Bay needs more than $14 million spent on repairs and maintenance within two years or risks becoming “unusable, unsafe or both”.

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  • Man sought over house fire

    Colac detectives are appealing for public information to help identify an offender who deliberately lit a house fire while the occupant was home.

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  • Tourist traffic increase causes more concerns

    “Obviously in Australia it takes a fatality to bring the reality of such a situation to realisation, sadly.”

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  • SPENDING SPREE

    The State Government is showering the Colac district with $6.8 million for environmental tourism, fire recovery and landslip prevention.

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  • District welcomes its newest citizens

    Colac Otway Shire’s seven newest Australian citizens have taken a citizenship pledge in front of family and friends at a ceremony in Colac.

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