Lake Colac

  • NO SWIMMING: Health advice forces lake event cancellation

    A planned Pier-to-Pub style swim across Lake Colac in December has been blocked by Colac Otway Shire Council for fears of a public health risk.

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  • Next step for new street linking highway, houses and lake

    A plan for a new street linking Colac’s Murray Street to Lake Colac has gained the approval of Colac Otway Shire councillors.

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  • Lake’s water release continues

    Authorities have released about 1800 megalitres from Lake Colac over the past six weeks, as the Lough Calvert Drainage Scheme continues.

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  • Duckloads of birds gather

    Flocks of hundreds of freckled ducks have provided a spectacle on Lake Colac and other district waterways in recent months.

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  • Erosion repairs for path

    Work to protect a section of Lake Colac’s footpath from erosion is set to start this summer.

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  • Lake Colac salinity flowing into river

    Authorities are keeping a close watch on how high salinity levels in overflow water from Lake Colac are impacting on the Barwon River.

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  • New rule for boaters on Lake Colac

    Boats must stay at least 100 metres from Lake Colac’s drainage outlet in the north-east corner of the lake.

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  • ‘Conservative’ release from lake

    Authorities say they are releasing “a very conservative” amount of water from Lake Colac through the Lough Calvert Drainage Scheme.

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