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Residents access parts of fire-affected Wye River
PARTS of Wye River began re-opening to residents yesterday, nine days after the Christmas Day bushfire destroyed 116 homes on the Otway coast.
State forest workers help rescue lost man
TWO STATE forest workers had an unexpected hand in saving a missing man’s life after he became lost in the Otways near Lake Elizabeth.
Project to relocate up to 600 Cape Otway koalas
LORNE will become the new home for up to 600 koalas translocated from Cape Otway over the next month.
Blazes highlight risk of early fire season in Colac region
A BLAZE in the Otways which destroyed a house has sparked concerns about an early start to this year’s fire season.
Hope for cape koalas amid health project
STATE GOVERNMENT workers have euthanised 47 koalas and released another 280 back into the forest as part of an initiative to manage koalas at Cape Otway.
Director to meet wildlife carers amid kangaroo shooting crisis
A CARLISLE RIVER wildlife carer hopes a meeting with a State Government director might lead to the changes in rules he has been fighting for.
Homeless roo falls victim to state policy
A STATE GOVERNMENT decision to issue a licence to kill eastern grey kangaroos has forced wildlife carers to leave an orphaned joey at Colac’s government offices.
District fire officers head to Canada
NINE south-west Victorian firefighters are travelling to Canada to help fight hundreds of forest fires burning in the country’s west.