Apollo Bay

  • Transitioning away from wool

    The shearing shed on the Costin’s Apollo Bay farm might not have much of a future if everything goes to plan.

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  • Shark activity signs spark further fears

    An Apollo Bay local who campaigned to move a dead whale buried at a popular beach remains concerned about the incident after signs warning of shark activity were installed at the site almost eight months after the event.

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  • Meditative spinning for Pam

    Handmade garments and balls of wool scattered across Pam Dodsworth’s home in Apollo Bay warrant the weekly pay cheque she squandered some 40 years earlier to purchase a spinning wheel.

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  • Proposed place of last resort for Apollo Bay

    Apollo Bay could soon have a formal bushfire place of last of resort again, six months after the former site was decommissioned due to excessive vegetation.

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  • Candidate inspired by potential

    Chrissy de Deugd, the Greens candidate for the Colac Otway Shire Council election, says there is an abundance of potential in the community, something she hopes to harness and build upon if she is elected in October.

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  • Report highlights Bay housing crisis

    Apollo Bay has more than twice as many holiday stays than long-term rentals, a new report says, and is one of the hardest-hit towns in the country by Airbnbs.

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  • Nurse recovers after ‘freak’ crash

    An Apollo Bay nurse injured in a freak car accident two weeks ago has had surgery and is recovering in Melbourne.

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  • Wall collapse risk at Bay beach

    Safety concerns at an Apollo Bay beach have forced the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority to block public access to changerooms until a retaining wall can be rebuilt.

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