Colac Otway Shire

  • 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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  • New home thrills Colac artists

    Colac’s art community is celebrating a move to transform the shire’s former library annexe into a new arts hub.

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  • RATES DEBATE

    Ratepayers could be facing a two-per-cent rate rise in Colac Otway Shire next financial year, with councillors set to vote on the proposed rise today.

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  • Changes to Colac growth plan

    Two Elliminyt property owners have swayed Colac Otway Shire Councillors to change a 30-year Colac growth plan to better reflect how they want to develop their land.

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  • Call to bring back shire wards

    A majority of submissions to a Victorian Electoral Commission review into Colac Otway Shire’s electoral structure have called for re-introducing a ward system.

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