Housing

  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Council won’t pause sale of Bay property

    Colac Otway councillors seem committed to selling a council-owned block of land at Apollo Bay, despite one councillor’s motion to pause the sale to explore affordable housing options.

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  • A 143-lot housing subdivision at Apollo Bay’s eastern entrance is closer to reality, with Colac Otway Shire Council approving a development plan for the site after years of talks.

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  • Bruce Street subdivision opposed

    A planning permit for a multi-lot subdivision in Colac is facing opposition, with Colac Otway Shire Council looking into the application’s next steps.

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