News
All-abilities choir comes to life
Ensuring everyone has equal opportunities was the idea behind The Red Violets’ all-inclusive, all-abilities community choir.
Wind funding celebrated
Colac and district community groups gathered this week to celebrate their achievements and receive funding for upgrades, programs and initiatives from a local wind farm this year.
Plea to move whale carcass
Apollo Bay’s Pete Fillmore is urging authorities to move a dead whale buried at Marengo, believing shark activity has increased along the popular coastline because of the carcass’ location.
Late for drug conviction
A 23-year-old man who was more than four hours late to court has avoided being arrested for his drug possession charge.
Family violence order breached ten times
A man who is up to his tenth family violence intervention order breach has received another mark on his criminal record, but this time must complete a community corrections order.
Fine for suspended driver
A man living in Colac on a working visa must pay a $500 fine for driving with a suspended licence.
Dry autumn across Colac Otway
Colac’s water storages are just half full after one of the driest autumns on record, with the district also missing the deluge experienced by eastern parts of the state this week.
EDITORIAL
Colac Otway Shire Council’s “discussion paper” on visitor services raises a long list of questions about the council’s efforts to promote Colac as a visitor destination.