Colac Otway Shire Council
Grants might reduce rate rise
GOVERNMENT grants could enable Colac Otway Shire Council to deliver a lower rate rise than a proposed 7.87-per-cent increase.
Master plan unites sports
SPORTS will combine at a Colac district recreation reserve after the approval of a master plan.
Rate rise horrifies past manager
A FORMER Shire of Colac finance manager says Colac’s civic leaders can deliver a lower rate rise than a proposed 7.87 per cent hike.
Poor review for council managers
COLAC Otway Shire Council’s highest-paid managers have received bad reviews in a confidential survey of council staff.
Council spends as rates rise
COLAC Otway Shire Council has spent more than half a million dollars on an office renovation and could spend hundreds of thousands of dollars more to finish the job.
Bypass decision delayed again
COLAC and district will have to wait at least another month for a decision on Colac’s bypass route after the issue divided civic leaders.
Trail rider crashes into wire boobytrap
COLAC police are investigating after a cyclist suffered concussion when he crashed into a near-invisible wire strung tightly across a Forrest bike trail.
Councillors bypassed on bypass options
THE number of Colac bypass options for Colac Otway Shire councillors to consider has halved but the councillors are unaware why council officers have taken two bypass options off the table.