News
Applicant, opponents respond to hotel plan
Colac Otway Shire Council will hear from the applicant and objectors about a potential hotel in the city’s Dennis Street.
No approval for nature-strip planting
Climate Action Team members are frustrated that a nature-strip planting demonstration in Colac planned for this month cannot proceed because council guidelines were “under review”.
Tradition set to return
After a four-year hiatus, the 157th Colac Show will return this Saturday, keeping the historic local tradition alive.
‘Great comeback’ for showjumping
Irrewillipe’s Tim Clarke is expecting a great comeback for the showjumping event at this year’s Colac Show.
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.