News

  • Maternity ward set to close on Friday

    Expectant Colac district mothers will no longer be able to give birth at Epworth Hospital Geelong, after it permanently closes its maternity ward on Friday.

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  • Lapping up festival fun

    It was a great day out at the annual Deans Marsh Festival.

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  • Councillors to debate Skenes trail cancellation

    A Colac Otway Shire councillor wants the council to express its disappointment to state and federal governments for withdrawing funding for a trail between Apollo Bay and Skenes Creek.

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  • Big boost for learner drivers

    Colac’s L2P Learner Driver Mentor Program has welcomed an exciting new addition that will enable 300 young people to get their licence in the next 10 years.

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  • Beeac’s finally connected

    Beeac community members finally have improved mobile phone coverage after the town’s mobile tower went live.

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  • Crowd backs asylum seekers

    A sell-out cultural event at Forrest has raised more than $2000 for the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre.

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  • Housing to dominate meeting

    Affordable housing is big on Colac Otway Shire Council’s agenda today, with votes about potential future housing at Colac and Apollo Bay.

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  • Working dogs impress

    Farmers and their dogs travelled from far and wide to compete in a farm dog trial at Mount Hesse, near Beeac.

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