Colac Otway Shire Council

  • Rate increase is a concern for residents

    Ratepayers have pleaded with Colac Otway Shire Councillors to drop plans for a rate rise, in what one councillor described as the “toughest” budget in history.

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  • Less waste means lower bills

    Colac Otway Shire Council will have to fork out an extra $50,000 next year to send rubbish to landfill, unless residents cut their waste and increase recycling.

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  • Bluewater opens, sans ceiling

    Swimmers dove back into Colac’s Bluewater centre this week when it reopened after urgent maintenance.

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  • SHARE THE LOAD: Proposal to charge higher rates for corporate farms

    A former Colac Otway mayor wants the council to charge higher rates for foreign-owned and corporate-owned farmland, as a way of reducing residents’ rates burden.

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  • Candidate campaigns for climate

    A passion for climate action and a fair society has driven Forrest’s Susan Langridge to stand as a candidate in October’s Colac Otway Shire Council election.

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  • Bouncing back: Colac could ride building boom to COVID recovery

    Another big-ticket Colac building project has council approval and there’s hope a building boom could kickstart the city’s road to COVID-19 recovery.

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  • Trader welcomes facade stimulus

    A central Colac trader says he’s pleased Colac Otway Shire Council has started to invest in helping businesses revitalise Murray Street shopfronts.

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  • Bluewater pool could reopen next week

    Colac’s Bluewater swimming pool could reopen next week after Colac district company Pipeline Fabrications completed urgent maintenance in record time.

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