News

  • Climate change grants available

    Eco-friendly community groups, schools and businesses can now apply for the Surf Coast Shire Council’s Climate Emergency Grant program.

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  • Hold off until rain, officials urge

    Escaped burnoffs have kept Colac district fire crews busy across the Easter long weekend, with officials encouraging residents to wait for rain before sparking up bonfires.

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  • Fire project to protect community

    Forrest, Barwon Downs, Barramunga and Gerangamete communities will benefit from a $50,000 grant that will support a project to work on resilience and preparedness for natural hazards.

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  • CASH SPLASH: state provides millions for grand wetlands plan

    A major project at Elliminyt to help unlock hundreds of urgently needed residential lots has received a $3-million windfall.

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  • Drink driving conviction after crashing into fence

    A Colac man who crashed into a fence while more than three times the legal blood-alcohol limit has received a criminal conviction and must pay for the repairs.

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  • Magistrate hands down fine for motorists

    A Colac man caught driving with cannabis has escaped a criminal conviction.

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  • New name for vital service

    A multicultural community service in Colac might have a new look, but it’s not going anywhere.  

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  • News from the Rural Scene

    Cash for animal brains, mosquito virus update, a flower flower fined, and scholarships for dairy farmers.

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