News

  • Grassfire burns across district

    A grassfire started by a ride-on lawnmower at Yeo, east of Colac, on Saturday burnt about 54 hectares before firefighters brought the blaze under control.

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  • GPs to provide 24-hour care

    Colac Area Health will employ its own general practitioners for the first time in 31 years, with new doctors providing 24-hour care from Monday.

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  • Grieving mum fights for change

    Memories of their constantly busy, ever active son have compelled a Winchelsea family to channel their grief into preventing hit and run tragedies.

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  • Pedestrian recovering after car crash shatters leg

    A Colac teen will spend her first term of Year 12 recovering from a car crash that shattered her leg.

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  • Shoppers ready to ditch bags

    Winchelsea and Lorne residents will receive free reusable shopping bags thanks to a partnership between Plastic Free Winchelsea and a community bank.

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  • Proposal for energy array in Colac’s Bruce Street

    Solar panels could populate Colac’s former Bruce Street tip site, with Colac Otway Shire Council hoping to investigate the establishment of a “large solar array”.

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  • Council investigating burnout pad proposal

    Car enthusiasts are fundraising to establish a motor trials track and burnout pad near Colac.

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  • Driver on wrong side of road before smash

    A German tourist driving on the wrong side of the road was involved in a head-on crash in the Otways at the weekend.

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