News
Colac mayor will not seek council re-election
Colac Otway Shire mayor Marg White will say farewell to her mayoral and councillor title at the October election, after deciding not to seek re-election.
Repeated calls to find display site for anchor
Colac Otway community members have expressed their disappointment that an anchor found in Lake Colac eight years ago was not included in a draft of the Colac Botanic Gardens master plan.
Negotiations continuing after prime site auction
Negotiations are continuing with interested buyers after Colac’s former Mitre 10 building was passed in at auction at a price of $5.5 million.
Recycling to support homeless
The idea to “recycle and rehome” has led to a new initiative aimed at addressing homelessness across the Colac Otway Shire.
News in Brief
The latest news in brief including trees cut down in the Colac Botanic Gardens, unauthorised work at a Birregurra property
Future rural land plans
Plans for a four-lot subdivision in Cororooke have crossed Colac Otway Shire Council planning officers’ desks.
Colac housing plan seeks council approval
Colac’s Gravesend Street could get three brand news houses including two two-storey houses, under a proposal from developers.
Community responds to plan
Controversy over the relocation of the CFA’s running track, better toilets, a push to keep the garden fence and concerns regarding the event space – that’s the community feedback on the Colac Otway Shire Council’s draft Colac Botanic Gardens master plan.
