Environment

  • Koala rescue in town’s main street

    A TRADESMAN and a postie have helped to rescue a koala from Apollo Bay’s main street.

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  • Farmer in illegal hunters’ spotlight

    A COLAC district farmer says he is worried that shooters who illegally killed two kangaroos on his property could accidentally shoot him or his livestock.

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  • Concern Lake Colac will dry again

    SMALL sailing boats and rowers can use Lake Colac after winter rain boosted the water level, but a lake advocate is concerned it will dry out over summer.

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  • Expert blasts Lake Colac road plan

    A COLAC district wetlands expert says a highway dividing Lake Colac into three sections is the “most destructive” proposal he has seen for the lake.

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  • Human waste pollutes Great Ocean Road

    HUMAN waste and toilet paper are polluting a popular Great Ocean Road lookout.

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  • Historic trees get reprieve

    COLAC Otway Shire Council has secured a stay of execution for historic trees at Birregurra.

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  • Photograph of Lorne tree poisoner

    AUTHORITIES might be closer to solving years of poisonings on Lorne street trees, after filming a possible attack on a historic t

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  • Town fights for historic trees

    BIRREGURRA residents are fighting to save century-old trees from a power company’s chainsaws.

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