Apollo Bay

  • A crashing end to winter break

    An Apollo Bay accommodation site has been forced to cancel 30 to 50 bookings this weekend, after metro Melbourne went back into stage three coronavirus lockdown.

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  • Star Hawk heads north

    Popular Apollo Bay recruit Dan Delaney says he will use a football season in Darwin to return to the Hawks at full flight for the 2021 season.

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  • Emerging forward heading interstate

    Exciting Colac district footballer Dustin Walters says he will keep his options open in 2021 after revealing he is heading to the Northern Territory to play later this year.

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  • CAUGHT OUT: Supply issues and holiday influx sees increase in drivers stranded without fuel

    Apollo Bay has seen a ten-fold increase in motorists stranded without fuel since the town’s petrol station closed for renovations, but the community says the Bay’s makeshift fill-up service isn’t to blame.

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  • Close encounter with whale

    A humpback whale and a pod of dolphins have put on a spectacular show off the coast of Apollo Bay, delighting a local fisherman and his family.

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  • No reprieve for motels

    The winter school holidays have brought no reprieve to Colac Otway accommodation owners, with a Colac motel manager reporting a 70-per-cent drop in bookings compared with this time last year.

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  • New coast test sites

    The Department of Health and Human Services has introduced COVID-19 testing clinics at Apollo Bay and Lorne.

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  • Coastal home vacancies lead to renter relief

    Long-term rental housing at Apollo Bay is on the rise, with the loss of international tourism due to COVID-19 causing Airbnb properties to convert into long-term housing options.

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