Colac Otway Shire Council

  • Beeac house plans reach council

    Plans have crossed Colac Otway Shire Council planning officers’ desks this week for a three-bedroom home in Beeac to assist with the breeding of horses.

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  • Proposed G21 funding cut lacks support

    “We don’t have anything, yet here we are spending money that officers did not recommend, G21 did not ask for and will be an extra $20,000 year after year after year.”

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  • Colac business owner confirms local council ambitions

    Colac business owner Rhea Sabine hopes to represent young people, women and business owners in the community if she gets elected to council in October.

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  • Shire receives grants

    Seventy-eight community organisations, clubs, event organisers and businesses across Colac Otway Shire have shared in $311,500 worth of grants. Allocations for 2024-25 include 40 community grants, 27 event grants and 11 business grants. The grants program was oversubscribed with 108 applications received, requesting an extra $209,450, however the council was only able to provide funding […]

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  • Have your say on the Colac Botanic Gardens

    Colac Otway Shire councillors are encouraging the community to provide feedback on the Botanic Gardens draft master plan.

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  • Budget change funds wishlist

    Colac Otway Shire councillors have scrapped paying for carbon credits in 2024-25 and delivered 11th-hour funding for community wishlist projects.

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  • CBD speed limit reduced to 40 in Colac

    Colac Otway Shire Council will reduce the Colac CBD speed limit to 40kmh.

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  • Former mayor pleads for community garden

    A former Colac Otway Shire mayor is calling on the council to allocate money in next year’s budget for a community vegetable garden.

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