Barwon Downs

  • Site remains a safety risk after works

    Barwon Downs resident Dr Annelie de Villiers has been leading calls to clean up the town’s bushland reserve, but despite clean-up work taking place this week the most dangerous tree remains.

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  • Trail of destruction from damaging storm

    A deluge that descended on Colac and districts has left a trail of destruction and mayhem through Barwon Downs, with trees falling over roads and damaging homes during the intense storm.

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  • Crash corner strikes again

    Barwon Downs’s notorious crash corner has struck again, leaving a man in hospital after a vehicle overshot the right-angle corner and crashed into a resident’s front fence.

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  • Sign targets dangerous drivers

    A temporary speed detection sign at Barwon Downs will aim to deter speeders, after residents said dangerous driving past their homes had left them living in fear.

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  • Funding helps hall to thrive

    Community groups at Barwon Downs and Lake Bookaar near Camperdown are among 43 communities across the country to receive maintenance funding.

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  • Barwon Downs residents left living in fear

    “If something’s not done somebody is going to get killed here and I hope it’s not one of the locals.”

    Barwon Downs residents are at their wit’s end after constant dangerous driving and speeding along the town’s main road.

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  • Fire project to protect community

    Forrest, Barwon Downs, Barramunga and Gerangamete communities will benefit from a $50,000 grant that will support a project to work on resilience and preparedness for natural hazards.

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  • Crash corner worries residents

    Barwon Downs residents and Polwarth MP Richard Riordan are calling for the redesign of a dangerous corner at the township where more than 30 incidents have occurred in the past year.

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