News
Rain increases in October
Mount Gellibrand weather station October rainfall more than doubled its September rainfall.
Funding boost supports riders
Volunteers at Colac’s Riding for the Disabled group have expressed their gratitude for extra funding and new equipment donated from local businesses.
Bay clubs back reserve plan
The three main user groups of the Apollo Bay Recreation Reserve’s sporting facilities have backed the Great Ocean Road Coastal and Parks Authority to forge ahead and bid for funding to bring plans for a new precinct to life.
Farm house proposal aims to obtain teachers
Alvie Primary School teacher and fourth generation farmer Bianca Moore says she would hate for rural students to miss out on teachers because of a lack of housing.
Residents oppose Colac hotel
Three Colac residents have expressed their concerns about a proposed three-storey hotel in the city’s Dennis Street, citing concerns around privacy, carparking and street aesthetics.
Statistics remain steady in shire
Colac Otway Shire’s population and demographic structure has remained much the same in the last year, the council’s annual report says.
Navigational ride proves successful
Horse riders from across Victoria descended on Barongarook for Colac and District Adult Riding Club’s first navigational ride through Otways bush tracks.
Letters to the Editor
Congratulations to campaigner Re: Barwon Water ‘Never Again’ Colac Herald October 30, 2023. Congratulations and thank you Malcolm Gardiner for your tireless and persistent ongoing efforts over many years, all worthwhile with an excellent outcome. Heather Smith, Murroon Trick-or-treaters should use bin Next Halloween, I wonder if organisers and parents might ask or insist […]