News
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Tragedy inspires walker’s work
March 18 last year is a day former Colac district resident Donna Bowman won’t forget.
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Motorists call for higher limit
Two young professionals working in Colac have launched a campaign to raise the speed limit of the Princes Highway between Colac and Werribee.
Dairy shortage hits factory
Falling milk production in Australia has forced Fonterra’s Cobden factory to extend its annual dryer shutdown.
Call for foreign driver testing
A crash at a notorious Birregurra intersection that left a man with spinal injuries has renewed calls for testing and better education for international drivers.
RSL backs memorial move
Apollo Bay RSL has backed plans to move the town’s war memorial to make way for a new roundabout, but a civic leader is calling for further community consultation.
Clean-up for Lake Colac
Second Colac Sea Scouts leader Jonathan Graham is asking the community to join them on Clean Up Australia Day.
Polished Porsches pop in to visit Cororooke
More than 300 Porsches cruised down the usually quiet streets of Cororooke for a gathering at the town’s former Fonterra factory buildings.
Group wants bats protected
Bat advocates will meet at the Colac Botanic Gardens on Monday after coming closer to securing a win for their winged friends.
District intersections left without road signs
A Colac district resident is calling on road authorities to urgently replace road signs and increase directional signs to increase safety at a Cororooke “short cut”.
Pumping of borefield faces federal inquiry
Federal Environment Minister Melissa Price will investigate whether Barwon Water’s Barwon Downs groundwater pumping could have led to breaches of national laws protecting vulnerable species.
