Colac Otway Shire Council

  • A row of bicycles lined up

    Council installing new main street bike racks

    Colac cyclists will soon be able to secure their wheels on Murray Street with new bike racks set to be installed.

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  • Move to oppose housing

    A Colac Otway Shire councillor wants to meet directly with planning, housing and building ministers to express a position of opposition to the proposed social and affordable housing development at Colac’s Pound Road.

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  • Contract could deliver basin, boardwalks and more

    Colac Otway Shire Council will consider appointing a builder for its biggest infrastructure project in years. 

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  • Young creatives share artwork

    Young artists have until Friday to enter Colac Otway Shire’s Youth Art Competition.

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  • Colac Otway Shire sign

    Ratepayers to share thoughts on plan

    Three Colac Otway community members will share their thoughts on the council’s proposed draft revenue and rating plan, which includes a 10-per-cent reduction of the farming differential.

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  • Draft plan revealed for Colac’s precinct

    Shop-top living, three-story development and a “green spine” along Gellibrand Street are all part of the vision for a key Colac precinct.

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  • Report details farmland drop

    Colac district farms have dropped more than four per cent in value, a shire-wide valuation indicates, but a Colac property agent says it’s not all doom and gloom.

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  • Drought prompts rates deferral

    “It’s not a gift or a hand-out – it’s just a bit of a slow-down, a pause to help get through to an easier time.”

    A Colac Otway Shire councillor is encouraging farmers impacted by the green drought to make contact about deferring their rates payments.

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