Articles tagged: climate
ERODING COAST: Otways residents, rescuers respond to report
A new report warning of extreme heat, bushfire and sea levels rising half a metre should be a “wake-up call”, Colac Otway environmentalists say.
Councils back out of buying offsets
South-west councils are moving away from buying carbon credits and focusing on local initiatives to reduce emissions.
Fire forum draws local crowd
About 100 community members have heard from a bushfire forum in Colac.
Warm times are likely ahead for Colac region
We might be feeling the effects of a wet and cold winter, but the Bureau of Meteorology says Colac and district can expect unseasonably warm and dry winter for the coming three months.
Wetter times ahead
The Bureau of Meteorology says the likelihood of a La Niña weather pattern returning this spring is about three times the normal risk, meaning another wet summer could be ahead.
Warm and wet weather ahead
Colac and district residents can expect the region to receive average or above average rain for the coming three months.
Warmer-than-average weather for district
Colac and district can expect average rain and above-average temperatures for the coming three months.
Blasting protest continues
Local climate activists have escalated protests against an Otways gas drilling project by chaining themselves to a ship bound for an exploration well.
