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.
Gardens book a labour of love
FIRST-TIME author Helen Paatsch has sent her history of the Colac Botanic Gardens to the printers and now she just hopes “people will enjoy it”.
Weeds and rubbish create lake ‘eyesore’
A COLAC business owner says overgrown lawns, rubbish and weeds have created an eyesore along Lake Colac’s foreshore.
Gardens a fertile story source
COLAC’S Helen Paatsch can retell the story of a lakeside swing large enough to seat 30 children and an explosion that destroyed Lake Colac’s rotunda in the 1950s.