News

  • Reckless bus drivers making roads risky

    A Colac district delivery driver says more police targeting tourist buses could be a way to improve safety for tourists and motorists sharing the district’s roads.

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  • Six injured in rollover

    A district resident who came across a mini-bus crash at Cooriemungle on Saturday says there were “some nasty injuries” but it “could have been a hell of a lot worse”.

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  • Expansion plan

    Colac’s Associated Kiln Driers hopes to become Australia’s second-largest timber processor if a plan to buy two more sawmills goes ahead.

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  • Wettest November on record

    Colac has experienced its wettest November this month, since records began in 1898, with more than 160 millimetres falling last month.

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  • Lights for pedestrian crossing

    A Colac district woman’s campaign for safety improvements at a Colac pedestrian crossing has finally paid off, with VicRoads set to install flashing amber lights.

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  • Comedians fit television slot

    Former Colac resident Luke Goodall says he’s excited to bring his “high concept, low brow” comedy to a television audience.

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  • Lake’s water level attracting boats

    Colac’s Neil Powrie and his son Clint and their family have been making the most of Lake Colac’s high water level and warm weather.

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  • More flooding as La Nina predicted

    Weather experts have predicted a hot summer for the Colac region, with an unusual weather event leading to a heatwave and storm surge in the district.

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