Environment
Dog sniffs out quoll dropping
AN OTWAYS Conservation Dog has sniffed out a rare wild quoll scat, only the fourth confirmation of the animals’ existence in the Otways this century.
Call for action before old elms cause injury
A COLAC resident is calling for Coalc Otway Shire Council to remove rotting elm trees in Colac’s Memorial Square before someone is injured.
Minister steps in on battle
COLAC district residents are celebrating after the state’s Planning Minister decided to “call in” an application to build a quarry on their properties.
Plan to remove carp ready within weeks
THE ENVIRONMENT Protection Authority is finalising a plan to deal with dead carp at Lake Colac if the freshwater lake dries out this summer.
Lake Colac mass fish kill could happen this summer
A COLAC commercial fisherman says a dramatic drop in Lake Colac’s water level is an indication that the lake will dry out this summer and thousands of fish will die.
Sustainability festival cuts carbon footprints
GELLIBRAND RIVER’S inaugural Sustainable Living Day will help Colac and Otways residents reduce their carbon footprint, reduce living costs and “eat local”.
Inquiry requested into quarry claim
BIRREGURRA landowners are pleased politicians have joined their fight to stop a proposed quarry development, and supported calls for an investigation into planning processes.
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.
