News
Staying positive and checking in
Colac Secondary College has taken the chance to ask R U OK? this week with a focus on Body Kind Week.
Future of Colac saleyards discussed
Colac Otway Shire councillors have flagged the potential for the next council to consider the future sale or lease of the Colac Saleyards.
No conviction for trespass, theft
A Colac woman has avoided a criminal conviction for trespassing through a home, stealing items and breaking a television.
Bay trail upgrade complete
Apollo Bay community members met with GORCAPA this week to celebrate upgrades to a popular walking track, 18 months after locals campaigned for its survival.
Vision tests for primary school students
Colac South West Primary School students have been busy undergoing eye tests as part of the State Schools’ Relief ‘Glasses for Kids’ program this week.
Plan to ‘nudge’ bats in gardens on hold
An update to the grey headed flying fox management plan remains on hold, after the item was again withdrawn from the Colac Otway Shire Council agenda on Wednesday.
Warehouse proposal reviewed by tribunal
Developers of a warehouse project at Colac East will have to redraw parts of their proposal after an objector called on the state’s planning umpire.
Colac Otway Shire Election Reflections
The 2024 Colac Otway Shire Council election period is now underway, with candidate nominations officially opened on Monday. Nominees have until 12pm on Tuesday to submit their nomination before the Victorian Electoral Commission draws the candidate ballot order on Wednesday. The election will occur by a postal vote next month, with ballot packs to be posted from October 6. The Colac Herald looks back on almost 30 years of election history, uncovering a pattern to the number of people likely to put their hand up for Colac Otway Shire’s council election.