News
Application proposes wash expansion
Colac Otway Shire Council has received plans for an extension to the car wash at 44 to 48 Murray Street East, Colac, known as Neptune’s Car Wash.
Water quality on agenda
Colac Otway Shire Council will consider whether to adopt a proactive approach of assessing the Lake Colac’s suitability for water-based events, despite the lake’s community advocacy group not meeting for about 18 months.
Council to consider petition, contracts and more
A petition, lease, contracts, environmental strategies and finances are just some of the items on this month’s Colac Otway Shire Council meeting at Apollo Bay.
Support to manage harvest
As the winter crop ripens rapidly in the southern state’s grain belt, thoughts of managing the harvest are front of mind for grain growers.
Coastal conversations continue
A much-loved discussion group is back in full swing at Apollo Bay to help the coastal town’s mission of supporting Afghani families in desperate need.
College community to host cancer fundraiser
When Apollo Bay teenager Harry Arthur was diagnosed with leukemia last month, the incredible amount of support stunned his family coming to terms with the news.
A life-changing diagnosis
Getting told you have cancer is one of those sentences that changes your life.
Otways home damaged during earthquake
“The roof started collapsing in, the chimney was about to fall off, windows had been rattled out, literally the whole window had been rattled out of the building.”
SES Otway and Colac unit controller Steve Tevelein says a Ferguson home copped the brunt of this morning’s earthquake, “absolutely” one of the biggest the region has witnessed.