Colac Otway Shire Council
Birregurra residents keep fighting
BIRREGURRA residents say their campaign to guard the town against over-development will continue despite the completion of a neighbourhood character study.
Council bid to re-route Great Ocean Road
CIVIC leaders want to re-route the Great Ocean Road around Apollo Bay but their plans have hit a roadblock.
Call for creek damage inquiry
COLAC district’s civic leaders want the state’s Environment Protection Agency to investigate if groundwater pumping has devastated a Colac district creek.
Saleyard trial angers farmer
A COLAC district farmer says a post-sale weighing system could jeopardise farm-gate returns and “decimate” the city’s saleyards.
Council approves budget despite debt
COLAC Otway Shire councillors have approved the council’s 2012-13 budget despite concerns about its rising debt.
Council compromise on truck routes
A LAST-DITCH compromise has stopped Colac Otway Shire Council from abandoning plans for an alternate Colac truck route.
Call to voice truck route concern
OPPONENTS of a truck route through Colac’s suburban streets want residents to attend Wednesday’s shire council meeting to voice their concerns.
Colac grows while shire shrinks
COLAC’S population is booming despite shrinking numbers across Colac Otway Shire.