Colac Otway Shire

  • Registration now open for three-year-old kinder

    Colac Otway parents and guardians can now register their children for Victoria’s first-ever round of three-year-old kindergarten programs.

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  • $1.3-million project boosts employment

    A ripping re-saw system at a Colac manufacturer will help boost the city’s economy and create 15 new jobs.

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  • Colac set to unveil festive decorations

    It’s about to start feeling a lot like Christmas in Colac Otway Shire.

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  • Dredging funding to keep port open

    Boaters, fishers, and local government are celebrating a whopping catch at Apollo Bay, with the community’s harbour reeling in more than $1 million for critical works.

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  • Region’s overdose statistics increase five-fold

    A new report says accidental drug overdose deaths have increased five-fold in a decade across the Colac Otway and Corangamite area, with the region’s death rate among the highest in Victoria.

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  • State’s budget spend fails to impress mayor

    The new state budget’s $70-billion cash splash almost completely ignores the region, Colac Otway’s mayor says.

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  • Government chips in for vital road upgrades

    Key roads in Colac and the Otways will get upgrades thanks to $1.5 million in State Government cash.

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  • Schools take novel approaches to stop bullying

    Colac schools are using new strategies and statistics to help beat bullying in the yard, despite an increase in reported bullying across the region.

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