Colac Otway Shire
Garden Close is our best street
Elliminyt’s Garden Close is Colac Otway Shire’s Street of the Year.
Young ambassador promotes positivity
Colac and district’s new young ambassador is encouraging young people to “put their hand up” and grasp opportunities the region offers.
Colac Otway voters elect four new faces
Colac Otway Shire voters have re-elected three former councillors and four new candidates to represent them for the next four years.
Lack of footpaths causing concerns
An Elliminyt’s woman discovery that she and her neighbours will have to pay for their own footpath has exposed problems with footpath planning decisions.
Session lets voters meet candidates
Colac Otway Shire voters will have an opportunity this week to learn more about 14 candidates standing at this month’s election.
Residents concerned about new street bins
Birregurra residents are furious about the size and the style of new bins in Main Street and say they clash with the streetscape.
Council defers plan for city-style estate
Apollo Bay residents are furious that council officers recommended councillors support a plan for a metropolitan-style housing estate on the Great Ocean Road.
Colac cinema lease could change hands
Colac’s cinema looks set to screen movies five days a week for a majority of the year under a proposed lease deal with a new operator.