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Ex-mayor slams Games plans
A former Colac Otway Shire mayor says building and then removing two Commonwealth Games swimming pools at Armstrong Creek is a “ridiculous” waste of money when small regional centres are screaming out for upgrades.
Mud hut replacement plans backed
Winchelsea’s iconic but degraded mud hut shelter will come down as soon as possible, to make way for a new steel, timber and mud structure.
Temporary pools ‘wasteful’
Polwarth MP Richard Riordan says the State Government spending $110 million on “temporary” Commonwealth Games swimming pools is “a slap in the face” to the electorate.
Climate crisis call for Colac council
Colac Otway Shire Council has acknowledged a climate change crisis for the first time, after three years of resisting calls to declare a climate “emergency”.
Planting the seeds for a lifelong love of reading books
A little tale about a racing sloth called Spike has enchanted children in Colac and across the country for National Simultaneous Storytime.
Special day to appreciate botanic gardens’ role
This Sunday is Botanic Gardens Day, which encourages people to visit their local botanic gardens to appreciate the role of plants in our daily lives, and the important work of botanic gardens in conserving plants for future generations.
Bulla first in with new season’s milk price
Colac’s Bulla Dairy Foods has opened the 2023-24 season with a milk price decrease, after describing the current market as “uncertain”.
Moving song cycle tells tales of Afghanistan
An extraordinary song cycle will give Colac district audiences an amazing insight in the past 20 years of conflict in Afghanistan.