Lake Colac

  • Lake Colac anchor’s future awaits

    Swan Marsh farmer and former Colac Otway Shire councillor Chris Smith says an anchor discovered in the dry bed of Lake Colac in 2016 is in storage until an appropriate place to display the impressive piece of history is identified.

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  • Anglers needed for lake study

    Local anglers could play a key role in a study into the pharmaceutical pollutants in Lake Colac to help investigate the health of the lake and its wildlife.

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  • Committee left ‘high and dry’

    Passionate community advocate Rod Amos says Colac Otway Shire Council’s decision to cancel Lake Colac Consultative Committee meetings almost two years ago is a “failure of leadership”.

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  • Lake path set for fix after water level drops

    Erosion at Colac’s Ross’ Point has closed a section of the path around Lake Colac, but it won’t be fixed until the water in the lake goes down.

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  • Questions over Lake Colac committee, swimming event

    Passionate Lake Colac user and advocate Pam Cuthbertson says Colac Otway Shire Council’s decision to block a potential swim event at the lake is gobsmacking.

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  • Water quality on agenda

    Colac Otway Shire Council will consider whether to adopt a proactive approach of assessing the Lake Colac’s suitability for water-based events, despite the lake’s community advocacy group not meeting for about 18 months.

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  • Call for consultative committee to meet

    A Lake Colac advocate says the neglected Lake Colac Consultative committee should have been consulted before the Colac Otway Shire Council decided to cancel a “potentially fantastic” club-to-club swim across the lake.

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  • Pam’s yachting memories flow

    When Pam Cuthbertson found out she had received life membership of the Colac Yacht Club, she thought of her parents.

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