News

  • Dinosaur dream for Apollo Bay local

    Exploring Apollo Bay with the information he has now on dinosaur prints would have made Tim Wagstaff as a boy go crazy with excitement 40 years ago.  

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  • New ideas and ready to listen

    Irrewarra farmer Charlie Buchanan says there are so many missed opportunities in the Colac Otway Shire; something he hopes to change if he gets elected as a councillor in October.

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  • Prestigious nomination for Colac race meet

    Colac’s popular Christmas races meeting has been shortlisted for Country Racing Victoria’s event of the year.

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  • Hay relief for Colac district farmers

    Colac district farmers facing the green drought can expect a welcome sight this weekend as 15 trucks loaded with essential hay arrive to bring much-needed relief.

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  • Rise in local shark encounters

    A coastal authority says it will install signage at an Apollo Bay beach after community members gave “anecdotal reports of increased shark activity”.

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  • Youth mental health forum coming to Colac

    An event providing parents, caregivers, and club personnel with vital knowledge and skills to support youth mental health and wellbeing is coming to Colac this month.

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  • Barham house planning application lodged

    Plans for a four-bedroom house along Apollo Bay’s Barham River have reached Colac Otway Shire planning officers’ desks.

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  • Colac residents voice objections to childcare centre

    Colac residents have expressed their strong objection to a proposed childcare centre that they say would negatively impact a “narrow residential street”.

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