News
Public meeting to unite Apollo Bay on site use
Apollo Bay community leaders will host a public meeting in their last-ditch effort to pause the sale of 69 McLachlan Street and decide how the facility could best meet the town’s needs if it was retained.
Have your say on visitor services
Campaigners are urging the community to support their call for volunteers to be reinstated at Colac’s Visitor Information Centre so they can share their local knowledge of the region with tourists and prospective new residents.
Get ready to light up for Christmas
It’s time for the Colac and surrounding district to get into the Christmas spirit and join in the annual Colac and District Christmas Lights competition.
Help others to be fire ready
The Country Fire Authority is urging people who care for someone in the Otways or other high-risk bushfire areas to prepare for the fire season by using CFA’s online bushfire planning module.
Get ready to cash in
Colac and district people will be able to recycle their cans, bottles and cartons for money at the reverse vending machine at Colac Plaza from Wednesday.
Council debates impact of reputational damage
A Colac Otway Shire councillor says the council’s risk management needs a “sanity check” if it thinks it can withstand up to 20 negative media articles before it feels its reputation is damaged.
Campaigner welcomes Barwon Downs borefield closure
After 45 years of campaigning, Kawarren’s Malcolm Gardiner says he believes that without persistent lobbying from concerned community members, the Barwon Downs borefield would still be operating today.
