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Pumped to grow
Multiflora Nursery is set to welcome a heap of huge pumpkins for its second annual giant pumpkin competition.
Upcycled fashion art on display
An upcycled clothing art installation at a property in Barwon Downs has displayed creative pieces on three Hills Hoist clothes lines.
Call for more zoning powers
The number of affordable rental properties in Colac Otway Shire has dropped by half in five years, a homelessness service says. Meanwhile, applicants on income support say they don’t even get a look-in, and the council wants greater powers to require social housing in new developments.
BUCKLE UP: Worrying rise in kids without seatbelts
Colac police say the growing number of unrestrained children in cars is cause for concern.
Australia Day event returns
A celebratory event will return to Colac Otway Shire on Australia Day from 2026, following a tightly split vote by councillors.
Members lose motion to stay
A Lorne history group has voted to follow a vacate order of the coastal hamlet’s fishing co-op building.
Flags replaced at hospital
Colac Area Health has replaced its old and tattered flags at the hospital and Colac’s headspace.
Drug addict avoids record
A man found slumped in his car in Colac had a “smorgasbord” of drugs in bags throughout his vehicle, a court has heard.
