Environment

  • Tonnes of Lake Colac carp caught for bait

    CARP taken from Lake Colac this week will become bait for commercial fishermen, a council worker says.

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  • Solar panels help council cut power cost

    COLAC OTWAY Shire Council will save more than $150,000 in electricity costs over the next five years through its new solar-energy system.

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  • Pupils to plant thousands of trees

    MORE than 20,000 trees will help revegetate Birregurra farms, park and school over the next three months.

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  • Quoll filmed in Otways for first time in two decades

    PARKS VICTORIA rangers have filmed a tiger quoll in the Otways for the first time in more than 20 years.

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  • Marriner’s Falls victim says tourism doesn’t justify risk

    A VICTIM of falling trees at Apollo Bay’s Marriner’s Falls says people campaigning for the Otways’ walk to reopen should reconsider the risk.

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  • Otway wildlife carers making a difference

    APOLLO BAY residents are playing mum to injured Otways wildlife.

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  • Volunteers to develop Otways habitat

    A BEECH FOREST man is leading Colac district people in supporting a national environment day on Sunday.

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  • Protesters ramp up waterfall campaign

    MORE THAN 150 people protested at Apollo Bay’s Marriner’s Falls yesterday hoping to encourage Parks Victoria to reopen the tourist attraction.

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