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Skate park can remain
There are no plans to remove Apollo Bay’s skate park, a coastal authority says.
Council extends nudging of bats
Fewer bats are returning to heritage trees in the Colac Botanic Gardens, with authorities extending a “nudging” program.
Volunteers help revitalise creek
The Friends of Barongarook Creek community group has hosted its first working bee, helping to maintain Colac’s creek.
Suspect pictured in Colac smash-and-grab
Detectives have released security images taken during a smash-and-grab at a Colac tech business, with appeals for information from the public.
Telephone voting for people with COVID-19
Postal voting applications have closed, but Colac and district residents with COVID-19 who are unable to visit the voting centres can cast their vote through a phone call.
Volunteers vying to open visitor centre
The men and women who helped build Colac’s once-celebrated visitor information centre want to see it up and running again.
Childcare deficit plagues families
“There’s just not enough childcare here – all the local providers are doing a fantastic job but they’re all full, they just don’t have any more spaces.”
Port Campbell tender opening
Building companies can apply to be part of a $17-million revamp of Port Campbell, with Corangamite Shire Council making a second attempt to tender out the project.