News

  • Council cleans up in east

    Colac Otway Shire Council crews have been out and about cleaning up the roadsides along the Princes Highway, but a proposal to take over the area around the Colac East entrance sign has dissipated.

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  • Watch out for plovers, coast authority says

    Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority’s volunteer birdwatchers and rangers are urging community members to follow safety precautions to protect hooded plovers at Apollo Bay.

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  • Application to sell beers at Bay

    Businesses at Colac and Apollo Bay are seeking Colac Otway Shire Council approval to sell alcohol.

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  • Car spaces, sign update at Kennett

    Colac Otway Shire Council will implement temporary traffic management changes in central Kennett River this month.

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  • Visa worker was speeding, drunk, unlicenced

    A 31-year-old man caught speeding at 150 kilometres an hour in an 80-kilometre zone was found to be both unlicenced and severely over the legal alcohol limit.

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  • Twenty years of bagless Birre

    It’s been 20 years since Deb Chant helped lead the charge for Birregurra to become the first Victorian town to ban plastic bags.

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  • Light up the night at yuletide

    With the holiday season fast approaching, Colac and surrounds are set to sparkle brighter than ever.

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  • Christmas Races ready to return

    The Colac Turf Club is looking to continue to build on the previous success of its Colac Herald Christmas Races this year.

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