Colac Otway Shire Council

  • BIG SCORE: State finally funds Central Reserve upgrade

    THE STATE Government has committed $400,000 to Colac Otway Shire Council to support the council after the Christmas Day bushfires.

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  • COST BLOWOUT: Bluewater project exceeds $13 million

    THE cost of Colac’s Bluewater redevelopment has already hit more than $13 million, with both the council and building contractor unwilling to take responsibility for the warped stadium floor.

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  • PLANNING REVIEWED: Community concerns addressed in review

    ALMOST five years after a public backlash against Colac Otway Shire Council’s “unsatisfactory” planning department, a councillor says community leaders should feel vindicated.

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  • STADIUM WOES: Demand for details of Bluewater farce

    TWO Colac Otway Shire councillors say the community deserves monthly updates on the incomplete, over-budget Bluewater stadium which was due to open more than 18 months ago.

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  • RED TAPE CUT: Colac Otway pledges 10-day turnaround for minor permits

    COLAC OTWAY Shire Council has pledged to cut the time it takes to approve planning applications and slash red tape.

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  • Star of country music sings at celebration

    COLAC Otway Shire mayor Frank Buchanan hopes the shire’s Australia Day celebrations will give community members an opportunity to enjoy themselves after a summer marred by bushfires.

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  • Push to poison carp in Colac waterways

    A COLAC fisherman is calling on the community to help pressure the State Government to clean up Lake Colac as water levels drop.

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  • Street sign glorifies paedophile’s name

    A COLAC district resident is “insulted” her grandfather and father’s legacy now bears the name of a paedophile convicted in 1893.

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