Environment

  • Farmer grants will help green up shire

    Farmers and Landcare groups will be able to apply for a Colac Otway Shire Council grant to undertake environmental initiatives including tree planting.

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  • Share feedback on shire’s climate risks

    The Corangamite Shire Council is creating a Climate Change Resilience Plan to help local communities navigate environmental challenges.

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  • Nursery plants to improve coastline

    A new plant nursery in Apollo Bay is housing more than 2500 plants that will contribute to revegetation projects along the coast.

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  • Colac’s tourism boost

    Experts have highlighted Colac as a “unique tourism opportunity”, with the district being a gateway to the Otways and Apollo Bay, and allowing international and domestic visitors to enjoy their trip to the coast at a slower pace.

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  • Submitters to speak on Elliminyt 5G tower and climate action plan

    Objectors to the construction of a 35-metre telecommunications monopole at the Colac Golf Course say it could create “an unsafe environment and degradation to pristine recreation facilities”.

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  • Comfy new homes for wildlife

    Crafty students at St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School have created new wildlife habitats to help attract the local Coragulac fauna.

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  • Crackdown on concrete stormwater pollution

    Environment inspectors are in south-west Victoria this week inspecting concrete businesses to ensure they are preventing hazards to waterways.

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  • Lake Colac salinity flowing into river

    Authorities are keeping a close watch on how high salinity levels in overflow water from Lake Colac are impacting on the Barwon River.

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