Lake Colac
Free lakeside camping attracts tourists
A FREE Colac district campground is proving a popular destination for thrifty tourists.
Lake Colac drying up again
SUMMER is yet to arrive but the water level in Lake Colac is already lower than last summer because of a lack of winter and spring rain.
Rush for alternative venues
COLAC and district restaurants have had a bittersweet rush of bookings after Colac’s Botanic Café closed.
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.
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.
$80-million Lake Colac road plan
A COLAC businessman says his vision for an $80-million causeway across Lake Colac would create a truck bypass, recreational space and boost tourism.
Herpes plan to kill off carp
RESEARCHERS are investigating a disease to control European carp, a pest fish which infests Lake Colac.
Road over lake ‘only option’
A COLAC Yacht Club member says a causeway across Lake Colac could be civic leaders’ “only chance” of saving the lake.