Housing
Council applying for funds to plan for housing
Colac Otway Shire Council has its eyes set on grants for housing precincts in Colac and Apollo Bay as part of the Federal Government’s $400 million regional Precincts and Partnerships Program.
Expansion for housing at Cobden
Plans to expand Cobden’s town boundaries for more residential development just need the State Planning Minister’s tick of approval.
Road reshuffle for development
An Elliminyt dead-end court will become a through road to open up new land for housing development.
SPEND IT HERE: Plea for state housing fund to flow into Colac Otway
The region’s key politicians say they’re doing all they can to ensure the Colac Otway Shire becomes a destination for the State Government’s plan to build 1300 homes in regional Victoria.
ESTATE BACKED: Trees to be protected in Bruce Street subdivision
Developers will need to retain street trees in Colac’s Bruce Street as part of a 54-lot subdivision of former council-owned land.
Housing plan for former cemetery land in Colac
Affordable housing would be an ideal use of vacant land beside Colac’s cemetery, Colac Otway Shire Council says, but no plans are set in stone yet.
Bruce Street subdivision scrutinised
A street alignment in Colac’s proposed Bruce Street subdivision has been an area of contention between developers, nearby residents and Colac Otway Shire Council.
New home needs costly reports before approvals
Colac Otway Shire Council has deferred a decision on a proposed Coragulac home for the second time, over concerns about a former landfill nearby.