News
Federal boost for shire roads projects
Local roads and community infrastructure in the Colac Otway, Corangamite and Surf Coast Shires will have an extra boost with from Federal Government funding.
Bringing people together for Neighbourhood House Week
Colac’s Neighbourhood House will celebrate Neighbourhood House Week with an afternoon tea tomorrow.
Chemical clean-up complete
The clean-up of a former fuel depot that was wafting chemical smells in Colac’s Wilson Street is now complete.
Higher rates the cost of rise in house prices
An increase in property prices means that Colac Otway Shire households will likely pay higher rates for their residential, farming and commercial properties.
PHOTO SPREAD: Junior sport Birregurra versus Irrewarra-Beeac
Colac Herald photographer Joel King dropped in on the junior football and netball to capture the action.
Colac paramedics face busier times
Colac Otway paramedics responded to more code one emergencies within the state’s target response time in the latest quarter, but their average response time slowed.
High demands on Bay fishers
Uncertainty around the lobster trade’s future in China and increasing costs for fishers aren’t weighing heavily on Apollo Bay’s Trevor Barker as he investigates a new path after a lifetime in the industry.
Investigation continues into offshore gas driller
Apollo Bay environmentalists are demanding answers from an offshore gas drilling authority, after a company currently under investigation received the green light to begin another blasting survey in the Otway Basin.