Gellibrand

  • Community pulls together in times of need

    In an emergency, it’s always comforting to know that help isn’t far away.
    That was the experience of the Gellibrand community in January, when a series of fires ignited around the township and spread to within a few kilometres of private property.

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  • Gellibrand burnoff begins

    Fire authorities have ignited a 340-hectare planned burn near Gellibrand as the region’s burnoff season continues into winter.

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  • Blue news for Otways celebration

    Otways Tourist Park’s managers celebrated their 20-year milestone at the campsite in subdued fashion on the weekend.

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  • Signs of life emerge after fire

    A bushfire-ravaged patch of Otways bushland is already showing signs of recovery from the past summer.

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  • Otways trail pioneer to relocate to Chile

    The Old Beechy Rail Trail is losing one of its stalwarts in Tony Grogan.

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  • Couple uninjured in house fire

    The Country Fire Authority’s Mark Billing has praised the first firefighters on the scene of a house fire at Gellibrand who managed to contain the blaze to an upstairs room.

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  • Senior sets example for younger drivers

    Others might say an 88-year-old should not hold a driver’s licence, but there is perhaps nobody more qualified behind the wheel than Colac’s Doris Robbins.

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  • Landslip on district road

    A landslip on the Colac-Lavers Hill Road north of Gellibrand has forced road authorities to close one lane of the busy road.

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