Articles tagged: Colac Botanic Gardens
BOTANIC BRILLIANCE: The talented team behind Colac’s showcase gardens
They keep one of Colac’s best assets looking spectacular. Now the team at Colac Botanic Gardens have talked to the Colac Herald about what they love about their roles.
Bats have departed from heritage trees
Thousands of bats appear to have flown the coop from the Colac Botanic Gardens.
School holiday snaps
Fine weather this week provided an ideal opportunity for kids to enjoy physical activity in the playground at Colac Botanic Gardens.
Group shares love of Colac gardens
Friends of the Colac Botanic Gardens are welcoming new members to continue their important role in ensuring the gardens are enjoyed by the whole community.
Bearing a resemblance
Colac’s Botanic Gardens boasts bats, birds and bugs, but how about a bear?
Best buds
Lilly Angus and Billie Neale admire the spring blooms in Colac Botanic Gardens this week.
Great result for gardens
Colac’s iconic botanic gardens will likely stay greener through the summer thanks to a big funding boost from the State Government.
Second chance for bat babies
A Colac bat carer has thanked Colac Otway Shire Council for protecting endangered flying foxes during extreme heat and praised sections of the Colac community for their support.
Thousands of bats return to gardens
Flying foxes continue to flock back to the Colac Botanic Gardens, with about 2000 animals now roosting in the precinct.
Flying foxes return to botanic gardens
Flying foxes have returned to the Colac Botanic Gardens, with Colac Otway Shire Council waiting on the environment authority’s permission to begin a dispersal program.
BATS BANNED
A state authority has given Colac Otway Shire Council the green light to get rid of flying foxes from the Colac Botanic Gardens.
Vandals decimate rare trees
Vandals have deliberately damaged more than a dozen trees in the Colac Botanic Gardens.
Group wants bats protected
Bat advocates will meet at the Colac Botanic Gardens on Monday after coming closer to securing a win for their winged friends.
Councillor wants feedback on lakeside amphitheatre
Should Colac have an amphitheatre on the Lake Colac foreshore? Cr Jason Schram wants to know the community’s views on the concept.
Plea to help identify thieves
Thieves have targeted Colac Botanic Gardens, stealing more than 20 plants from the community asset and costing authorities thousands of dollars.
Fruit bats invade Botanic Gardens
More than 200 fruit bats have invaded Colac Botanic Gardens leaving gardeners concerned about the impact on historic trees if the unwelcome visitors take up permanent residency.
