Articles tagged: Cape Otway
Book details Otways mystery
Once a pilot, now an author, Victor Bongiorno is “joining the dots” via a book he’s written about a near-50-year-old mystery off the coast of Cape Otway.
First gas drill stage complete
Phase one of an explorative drilling operation off Cape Otway has been successfully completed, with work now underway to see if further commercial operation will continue in the Otway Basin.
Minor quake shakes coast
A minor earthquake has hit south of Apollo Bay, but it is doubtful that the tremor was felt by many residents.
July rain boosts region
Much-needed rainfall has made its mark during July, with multiple areas across south-west Victoria receiving their highest or second-highest rainfall totals for the year.
Record-low rain in Otways last year
The Colac Otway Shire has a dry outlook for the year ahead, while Cape Otway has seen its driest year on record.
Campfire caused Otways blaze
Colac Crime Investigation Unit are continuing to appeal for witnesses at last week’s Cape Otway blaze, which was caused by a campfire.
Leaders laud locals’ response
CFA District Six assistant chief fire officer Craig Brittain says Cape Otway’s bushfire “definitely could have been a lot more serious than what it was”, due to the extremely dry terrain this season.
Cape Otway station open
Locals and tourists will once again be able to climb the Cape Otway lighthouse, with the station reopening this week and essential works continuing across the site.
September rain less than half monthly average
Colac and district residents have experienced a much drier-than-average September, recording less than half the month’s average rainfall.
Kitchen grant for Cape Otway park
Cape Otway holiday park Bimbi Park is getting ready for a quarter-of-a-million-dollar facelift to its camp kitchen with a grant from the Federal Government.
Road maintenance at the Cape
Regional Roads Victoria will repair and resurfacing 2.5 kilometres of Cape Otway’s Lighthouse Road from this Wednesday.
National navy vessel named after region
One of the Royal Australian Navy’s newest ships has a familiar name.
Quake shakes near coast
A minor earthquake hit the Otways coast last week.
Eye-opening rise in seismic shocks
The Otways coast has felt 10 years’ worth of earthquakes in just a few months, seismic data shows.
Lighthouse clarifies reduced trading plan
Cape Otway Lightstation will stay open in a limited capacity beyond next week after previously announcing it would close its business.
Aboriginal group rejects lease claim
Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation has hit back at claims it influenced negotiations of an extended lease for a tourism business at Cape Otway Lighthouse.
Beacon of hope for lighthouse
There’s renewed optimism that operators of the Cape Otway Lightstation could receive a late lifeline to continue the popular tourism business.
Lights off for lighthouse
The Otways’ campsites and the Cape Otway Lightstation have closed to the public as Parks Victoria aims to prevent the spread of coronavirus in its facilities.
Passion earns national honour
Cape Otway’s Lizzie Corke has always had a passion for the environment; now that passion has earned her a national honour.
Koala experts back at coast
Cape Otway’s koala population is reaching a more sustainable level after a program of relocations, birth control, and euthanasia began two years ago.
Seismic blasts worry district’s fishermen
Back from left, Nick Polgeest, Anthony Olver, Don Edmunsen, Trevor Evans, John Bolitho, Tom MacTaggart and Johnathon Davey, front Markus Nolle and Anthony Bolitho, are concerned about the impact of seismic testing on rock lobster stocks off Cape Otway. See page 3 for the full story.
OVERPOPULATION: More koala welfare checks at Cape Otway
WILDLIFE officers and vets have started a two-week fertility-control program and health checks on the koala population at Cape Otway.
Project to relocate up to 600 Cape Otway koalas
LORNE will become the new home for up to 600 koalas translocated from Cape Otway over the next month.
Dog sniffs out quoll dropping
AN OTWAYS Conservation Dog has sniffed out a rare wild quoll scat, only the fourth confirmation of the animals’ existence in the Otways this century.
