News
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Otways campus gets green light
A Ballarat college’s proposed Otways bush campus has received the go-ahead from Colac Otway Shire Council’s planning department.
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Service connects more Colac patients with specialists
A new telehealth service will connect Colac Area Health patients with specialist emergency doctors from across Australia and help reduce workforce pressure.
Activists demand action on climate
A group of activists are reaching out for community support in calling for local government action on climate change.
Fire Backup
A strike team of Colac firefighters received a hero’s welcome at Corryong this weekend, when they travelled to assist the threatened community battle blazes raging in north-east Victoria.
Dad’s Porsche impounded after son caught speeding
A Melbourne driver has some seriously awkward conversations ahead with his father, girlfriend and a magistrate, after police impounded his daddy’s Porsche outside of Warncoort yesterday.
Supporting fire-affected kids
The Otway Rotaract Club is supporting the children of the fire-affected Gippsland region, hoping to give them a sense of normality after devastating bushfires.
Two utes impounded over licence offences
A duo of white utes are sitting in impound in Colac after their dodgy drivers tested positive for drugs.
Second chance for bat babies
A Colac bat carer has thanked Colac Otway Shire Council for protecting endangered flying foxes during extreme heat and praised sections of the Colac community for their support.
Thousands of bats return to gardens
Flying foxes continue to flock back to the Colac Botanic Gardens, with about 2000 animals now roosting in the precinct.
Fish frustrations for low lake
A lack of fish due to a drop in Lake Colac’s water level in recent months is taking a toll on local anglers.
