News

  • Colac visitor centre operator considered

    Colac Otway Shire Council will seek expressions of interest for a new Colac Visitor Information Centre operator, despite officers recommending handing the centre over to volunteers to run.

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  • Lake Colac path project one step closer

    A community dream for a shared path stretching around Lake Colac is one step closer to reality.

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  • Family childcare benefits Bay

    New mum and former childcare worker Priscilla Fadier’s lightbulb moment to start daycare under her own roof in Apollo Bay has helped ease the burden for other young families desperate for support.

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  • Firewood petition welcomed

    Being forced to source timber away from the state forest this winter has halved the productivity for Colac firewood distributor Daniel Heinze and forced his hand to increase prices.  

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  • Ute found after aerodrome burglary

    “It makes you angry to think they invaded our perimeters.”

    Cressy Aerodrome owner Paul Lamont is furious thieves targeted the airfield on Wednesday, stealing about $120,000 of property including a Maloo ute.

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  • Council talks tax, a play space and pavilion

    An Elliminyt pavilion redevelopment, a playspace for the Lake Colac Foreshore and a push for government to reduce the land tax – they’re all priorities for Colac Otway Shire Council.

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  • Fuel thieves receive convictions and fines

    A Colac man who covered his number plates before stealing petrol from a Colac service station has received a criminal conviction and $500 fine.

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  • Council considers plan to rebuild at Wye River

    Land that has sat empty since the 2015 Wye River Christmas bushfires destroyed 116 homes in the coastal communities could soon have a brand-new house, after plans have reached council desks.

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