News

  • High-harm crime down for region

    High-harm offending including homicide, drug trafficking and sex offences are at a 10-year low in Colac Otway, new crime data shows.

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  • Unique work is creative catharsis

    Gellibrand artist Nicole Veress says she explores themes of anatomy, the beauty of nature, life and death to create her gothic-style drawings, as an outlet for creative catharsis.

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  • Biosecurity planning protects vital sector

    Colac Otway Shire Council is encouraging farmers to have on-farm biosecurity plans after growing concerns about livestock infectious diseases.

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  • Calm before spring store sale

    Prices remain strong at Colac’s saleyards despite a change in season and mixed cattle quality.

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  • Tough loss to motivate Tigers

    Colac Tigers’ B Grade side will be using their grand final loss to South Barwon as “a driver for next year”.

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  • Eighth club award for Hawks coach

    Apollo Bay netball coach Rhiannon White has wrapped up the 2022 season with an incredible eighth club best-and-fairest award.

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  • Reliable defender wins Tigers’ medal

    Simpson defender Jamie Barry has pipped pre-count favourites to win his first club best-and-fairest award, while there were no surprises in the Tigers’ A Grade netball count.

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  • Rural deaths over-represented

    The Australian Road Safety Foundation says both metro and rural Victorians have a responsibility to address the high number of of rural road deaths.

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