Cr Chris Smith
Council finds $500,000 savings
Colac Otway Shire Council will have an extra half-a-million dollars to spend in next financial year’s budget, providing funding hopes for projects like new toilets at Cororooke.
Search for man ends after bush discovery
The discovery of a Melbourne man’s body in bush at Irrewillipe has ended a search for a man wanted for questioning over an attack on a Colac Otway Shire councillor earlier this week.
Gag rule frustrates councillor
A decision to restrict Colac Otway Shire councillors from expressing their personal opinions on council issues has frustrated residents and a councillor who voted against the media ban.