News

  • Councillor missing in action

    COLAC Otway Shire councillor Chris Smith has defended his decision to miss two thirds of the council’s briefings and workshops.

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  • Tree disease changing landscape

    COLAC district’s landscape is facing drastic change as a disease continues to kill off the region’s iconic cypress wind breaks.

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  • Tracking Otways predators

    RESEARCHERS are using motion-sensing cameras, tracking collars and fox droppings to learn how predators respond to fire in the Otways.

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  • Law-breakers on camera

    STATE MP Terry Mulder says law-breakers in Colac will be in for a shock when they discover the city’s new surveillance system can catch them in the act.

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  • Smoking and eating too much

    A HEALTH expert says Colac and district’s long-term smokers and people failing to access healthy food are contributing to the region’s smoking and obesity rates.

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  • Bid to turn Colac pink

    A COLAC breast cancer nurse wants the city to go pink on Monday to raise awareness about the disease.

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  • Get the story behind homicides

    ONE of Victoria’s leading homicide detectives says a Colac presentation will provide insight into “some of the most difficult cases in the state”.

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  • Toddler’s new life and new brother

    COLAC district toddler William Reilly is out of medical isolation after a life-saving transplant in time to welcome a new brother.

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