News

  • DIRE PREDICTION: $600-million damage to Otway Coast within 20 years

    Storm surges and sea level rise could cause hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to Otway coastal communities, a new report warns, renewing calls to tackle climate change.

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  • No plans for upgrade

    Victoria’s Health Minister says there are currently no plans yet to upgrade Colac’s “cramped” urgent care centre.

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  • Big backing for Birregurra Rec Reserve

    The fight to replace Birregurra Recreation Reserve’s dilapidated clubrooms and changerooms has received a welcome boost, after supporters raised more than $45,000 for the cause.

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  • Software contract set

    Software licensing costs have come in about five per cent under budget for Colac Otway Shire Council.

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  • Law comments closing

    Colac Otway residents have until 5pm tomorrow to get comments in on a raft of proposed changes to the shire’s local laws.

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  • Lake Colac salinity flowing into river

    Authorities are keeping a close watch on how high salinity levels in overflow water from Lake Colac are impacting on the Barwon River.

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  • Artists to launch big new facility

    Live performances and art demonstrations will celebrate the launch of the Colac Makers’ Space’s new industrial art space at the Colac Showgrounds.

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  • A Story from Country: Between Maar and Kulin

    Revisiting our family photos at the Colac History Centre today reminds us of our custodial responsibility to our fellow Gulidjan descendants, and how vulnerable our personal family information and photographs have been lately.

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