News
Colac creatives on exhibition
Country Women’s Association Polwarth Group enjoyed their Creative Arts and Homecrafts Exhibition last week.
Shire receives grants
Seventy-eight community organisations, clubs, event organisers and businesses across Colac Otway Shire have shared in $311,500 worth of grants. Allocations for 2024-25 include 40 community grants, 27 event grants and 11 business grants. The grants program was oversubscribed with 108 applications received, requesting an extra $209,450, however the council was only able to provide funding […]
Textiles celebrate ten women
Irene Pagram’s textile works for CrossXPollinatioN share a glimpse into the lives of 10 women and the differences they made around Australia for all things nature.
Tests confirm bird flu at eight farms
Avian influenza virus has been confirmed at an eighth Victorian farm, which was already in quarantine.
Top dogs battle it out
Victoria’s best of the best in the working sheep dog world made the trip to Cressy Recreation Reserve over the weekend.
Winchelsea residents able to highlight issues
A bus trip and communication with key figures at Surf Coast Shire Council has given Winchelsea residents a chance to highlight important issues and projects in the town.
News in brief
Fine for escaped cow A Corangamite district stock agent has been fined $400 for letting his cow wander along the train line at Camperdown. The 40-year-old man pleaded guilty in Colac Magistrates’ Court to a charge of failing to keep his livestock secure. Corangamite Shire prosecutor Benjamin Scott said one of the man’s cows was […]
Point Bunbury path construction starts
A coastal authority says it listened to the Apollo Bay community to create a new and safe access point for a walking track the community campaigned to save.