Colac Otway Shire Council

  • Council to report rates cash distribution

    Colac Otway Shire Council will update its geographic rate distribution each year and share it with the community as part of its Rating Strategy review.

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  • Birre boost: Win for families after fight for playground replacement

    Birregurra children can celebrate a $275,000 win, with Colac Otway Shire Council’s draft budget including a redevelopment of the town’s degraded playground.

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  • Aged-care review’s wide scope

    A review of Colac Otway Shire Council’s aged and disability services will focus on the quality of care and service, not just the financial cost to the council.

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  • Inflation impacts council

    Colac Otway Shire councillors have endorsed an easier-to-read draft budget that features a 3.5 per cent rate rise and a $2.19-million deficit.

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  • Council ceases offset purchase

    Colac Otway Shire Council has stopped paying for emissions offsets until the community can have its say on the shire’s Environment Strategy and Climate Action Plan.

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  • Colac Otway Shire staff protest to save jobs

    A lower standard of care and potential job losses is the motivation behind a Colac Otway Shire Council staff petition aiming to keep the council delivering in-home aged care services.

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  • RATES GOING UP: Colac Otway draft budget predicts $2-million deficit

    Colac Otway Shire ratepayers are facing a 3.5-per-cent rate rise under the council’s draft 2023-24 budget. 

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  • Council to review aged-care service

    Colac and district at-home aged care and disability services could be in for a shake-up, with Colac Otway Shire Council weighing up whether its service will remain viable.

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