News
Council enrolment changes for voters
Colac Otway Shire Council is urging people to enrol to vote in the 2024 council election, with a recent change to the rules potentially leaving out 700,000 voters across the state.
Birre leads planning for BMX project
Birregurra families are calling for council help to get wheels-up on a ground-breaking community-led BMX project.
Documenting our rail history
With over five decades of experience in weaving the stories of Colac and district together, local author and historian Norman Houghton has released his 46th book.
Temporary fix for bridge bump
A road fracture on Colac’s Murray Street rail bridge will be temporarily fixed before long-term repairs can take place.
Larpent home destroyed by fire
A Larpent landowner who was planning to move back to the area has lost his house in an early morning blaze.
Colac welcomes new family
Until just a few weeks ago, Sifa Irunga and her six children were living in a Kenyan refugee camp which they had called home for almost 10 years.
Technology lifts feed efficiency
Over his entire farming career, Pelican Rise’s Chris Meade says he has never seen agricultural technology develop as rapidly as it has in the past few years.
Mini Woolies wows Lake Colac school
Lake Colac School has officially opened its new Mini Woolies, offering students the chance to engage with a simulated supermarket experience in the classroom.
