News

  • Speed limit reductions around coastal landslips

    Colac Otway Shire Council has installed traffic management signs along coastal roads as part of ongoing clean-up work after severe weather caused landslips in September and October.

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  • Appeal over meth lab case

    A woman convicted over a Colac drug lab is appealing her sentence to a higher court.

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  • Report bolsters surf centre push

    A proposed ocean safety centre at Apollo Bay would deliver almost $33 million to the local economy and create scores more jobs, new projections show.

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  • Colac postie’s historic day

    Wayne Ladhams has seen it all in 50 years as a Colac postie, but he says it’s the people who have made the job worthwhile.

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  • Extra chances for recycling pick-up

    Colac Otway Shire Council’s waste team will offer weekly kerbside recycling collections, as per waste calendars, to assist the community during the holidays.

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  • Colac delivery truck driver avoids criminal record

    A truck driver who took out a powerline in Colac has lost his licence for three months, but will scrape by without a criminal record.

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  • Praise for selfless first responders

    A team of Simpson community first responders has notched up nearly 100 callouts in its first year and saved at least two lives.

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  • Non-lethal options under state rollout

    All frontline police in the Colac district and beyond will receive tasers as part of a state-wide roll-out.

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