News

  • Man sitting in garden surrounded by giant pumpkins

    Gardening grows from health scare

    Colac’s Mark Rice has experienced a lot of self-growth recently, and gardening might have helped water that seed.

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  • Emergency services busy with weekend incidents

    High winds have impacted the district over the weekend, with burn-offs escaping and a storm surge warning issued.

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  • Otways reservoir reaches 15-year low

    The West Barwon Reservoir is currently at a level of 16.3 per cent, its lowest level in almost 15 years.

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  • Colac Otway Shire Council Building

    Move to oppose housing

    A Colac Otway Shire councillor wants to meet directly with planning, housing and building ministers to express a position of opposition to the proposed social and affordable housing development at Colac’s Pound Road.

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  • Relief a start, more is needed

    Corangamite Shire farmers say a new drought relief package is welcome, but not ideal.

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  • Tax is forcing farmer’s hand

    A controversial new levy has prompted Barunah Plains farmer and long-serving CFA volunteer Steve Peel to re-evaluate his decades-long commitment to the fire service.

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  • Volunteers rally against levy

    “People don’t really understand yet; this is going to affect everyone.”

    A controversial new levy will see charges for homes and businesses double, Colac district firefighting volunteers say.

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  • Irunga family celebrates one year

    One year after arriving in their new home, Colac’s Irunga family is thriving.

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