Articles tagged: Colac Cemetery
Project continues to unearth history
Dedicated volunteer researchers have pieced together the century-old stories of more than 1000 burials at the Colac cemetery.
Housing plan for former cemetery land in Colac
Affordable housing would be an ideal use of vacant land beside Colac’s cemetery, Colac Otway Shire Council says, but no plans are set in stone yet.
Housing estate talks for cemetery reserve
Victoria’s social housing agency is looking at developing a vacant block near the dead centre of Colac – but officials have flagged that nothing is set in stone.
Colanda rezoning before a new use
Colac’s former Colanda site has a new name, Colac Memorial Park, with Geelong Cemeteries Trust officially becoming land manager of the new cemetery.
Cemeteries executive employed
Colac and district cemeteries have a new head.
Cemetery takes on Colanda
Colac Cemetery will take over maintenance of Colac’s former Colanda site next month, paving the way for a new future burial space in the city.
Flags honour Colac’s diggers
Colac Secondary College student leaders have paused to reflect on the service and sacrifices of Colac district returned servicepeople, erecting Australian flags at their gravestones to commemorate them.
Hedge removal postponed
Colac Cemetery’s plans to remove an overgrown cypress hedge are on hold after regional Victoria entered its seventh lock-down.
Cemetery hedge headache
Colac Cemetery’s managers are calling for community input on the future of an overgrown cypress hedge.
Strong result for cemetery’s management
Colac and district’s cemetery authority is in a sound financial position as it continues to consider its future land needs in Colac.
No flags at cemeteries for Anzac Day
An Anzac Day tradition at Colac and district cemeteries won’t return this year due to coronavirus restrictions.
Quiet space at cemetery
A new office at Colac Cemetery will allow for restoration of its federation rotunda into a reflection space for visitors.
Vandals damage memorials at Colac Cemetery
Vandalism of graves at Colac Cemetery has shocked a Colac family preparing to mark the first anniversary of their mother’s death.
Gift helps with grieving
Elliminyt’s Lorraine Black says a heartfelt, handcrafted gift from a stranger has reminded her that “there are some really good people in this world”.
Grave theft shocks mum
The theft of mementos from a grave on the second anniversary of her son’s death has devastated Elliminyt’s Lorraine Black.
Managers vow to re-plant cemetery’s burnt hedge
COLAC CEMETERY’S manager says the cemetery’s fire-damaged hedge could take about five years to re-grow.
Fire damages Colac Cemetery’s hedge
FIRE has burnt a wide hole in the hedge at Colac Cemetery.
Teenager heartbroken by grave treatment
A COLAC teenager says she was “heartbroken” to find sentimental ornaments had disappeared from her grandmother’s grave at Colac Cemetery.
