Apollo Bay
Crude joke has a message
Two Colac Otway Shire leaders have criticised an “anti-tourism” campaign that tells people to stay away from Apollo Bay to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
‘Alfresco’ Apollo Bay plan
Part of the Great Ocean Road could become a pedestrian walkway, if a plan from the Apollo Bay business sector gains support to transform the town’s tourist hotspot.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.