Colac Otway Shire

  • Heart disease research looks at rural lifestyles

    A Colac district dietician hopes her research into heart disease can lessen the burdens of disadvantaged rural patients with the condition.

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  • Developer set for legal fight

    MCG Quarries is set to instigate legal action against Colac Otway Shire Council, over what the company owner describes as “one rule for us and another rule for everyone else”.

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  • Lack of infrastructure a headache for coast

    Kennett River’s permanent residents say they have tourists parking and gathering in the middle of their streets, throwing rocks at koalas, and even occasionally using their yards as toilets.

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  • Mayor worried over car show rumours

    Colac Otway Shire’s mayor says he wants the annual Colac Custom Car and Bike Show to stay and hopes organisers will commit to the major event remaining in Colac.

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  • Push for new toilets for Memorial Square

    Colac’s Memorial Square will have new public toilets under a plan that’s gained the support of Colac Otway Shire councillors.

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  • Proposal to improve Colac’s centrepiece

    Restoration of the war memorial, and the creation of a larger playspace are among the proposed improvements for Colac’s Memorial Square.

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  • Colac flood maps reveal risky areas

    One in six residential and commercial properties would be at risk of overland flooding if Colac and Elliminyt had a one-in-100-year flood.

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  • Lowest rate increase in council’s history

    Colac Otway Shire ratepayers can expect to pay just $15.60 more on their rates next financial year, with the council planning its lowest rate rise on record.

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