News

  • Letter to the editor

    This February is REDFEB, heart awareness month. In addition to encouraging people to wear red and donate, Heart Research Australia is raising awareness about the underdiagnosis and undertreatment of women with heart disease.

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  • New councillor makes history

    Colac Otway Shire’s newest councillor, Tosh-Jake Finnigan, has marked state history in being the first openly transgender councillor, much to their surprise.

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  • Rooftop bar plan and parking cut for Bay pub

    The Apollo Bay Hotel could get bigger, with the owners seeking planning approval for a rooftop bar and permanent beer garden, plus a reduction in car parking.

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  • Colac Otway countback today

    Colac Otway Shire Council will likely have a new seventh councillor today, when the Victorian Electoral Commission redistributes votes from the 2020 election.

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  • CDCA Team of the week round nine

    The Colac Herald will select its best XI from the Division One ranks each round in 2022-23. 1. Sam Mulgrew (Colac) Mulgrew was the architect in last week’s innings, which allowed teammate Cullan Spence to blast a maiden century but this week it was Mulgrew, who chased in for a second century of the season. […]

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  • Chemical leak in Murray Street

    Emergency crews have responded to a chemical leak on Colac’s Murray Street near the Connor Street Bulla site.

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  • New trucks for district brigades

    Cobden and Winchelsea CFA brigades will receive new replacement heavy tankers later this year.

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  • Central Colac billboard plans

    Colac’s Murray Street could soon have an electronic billboard, if a planning application gets the council’s approval.

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