News

  • Huge hybrid trout await district’s keen anglers

    Fishing club members were rapt to roll up their sleeves and release a school of almost 1500 hybrid fish at Lake Purrumbete this week.

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  • Otways road set to close during cycling festival

    Colac district roads will face closures and traffic disruptions tomorrow for a major cycling race.

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  • Ideal weather for burnoffs

    Forest Fire Management Victoria will continue igniting planned burns across the district during ideal autumn weather.

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  • Milk rort heading to court

    Dairy farmers who were crushed under Fonterra’s notorious milk price clawback are taking the processing giant to court, with a Larpent supplier leading the charge.

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  • No slowing down for tourism

    Colac district hospitality and accommodation providers are rejoicing after a bumper school holiday and Easter period and are delighted to be seeing and serving happy people out and about.

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  • Council signs up to climate group

    Colac Otway Shire Council will become a paid-up member of a regional climate alliance for 12 months, following a narrowest-of-margins councillor vote.

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  • Council flush with ideas for city’s new toilets

    A million-dollar public toilet project in Colac’s “beating heart” will progress to the next stage, after receiving the tick from a majority of councillors.

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  • Country music gathering

    Musical couple The Hoffmans will entertain country music lovers at a Colac concert this weekend.

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