Colac Otway Shire Council

  • 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.

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  • Poor review for council managers

    COLAC Otway Shire Council’s highest-paid managers have received bad reviews in a confidential survey of council staff.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Ratepayers fail to comment on rise

    RATEPAYERS can only blame themselves if civic leaders hit them with a 7.87 per cent rate rise.

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  • Councillor fuels fear for urgent care

    A COLAC civic leader says a solution to the threatened closure of Colac Hospital’s overnight urgent care service could be only a “stay of execution”.

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