Otways

  • Otways residents seek safe shelter

    Faced with the prospect of a hotter, drier summer and an increasing bushfire threat, a group of Otways residents say they are seriously concerned about where they will find shelter on extreme and catastrophic fire danger days.

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  • Planned burns set to continue

    Planned burns will continue across the Otways and the Great Ocean Road in preparation for the upcoming bushfire season.

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  • Power network blitz prepares Otways for season

    A maintenance blitz by Colac and district Powercor crews is preparing the Otways electricity network heading into summer.

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  • Call to support residents seeking refuge on extreme-fire-danger days

    An Otways resident has called on Colac Otway Shire Council to undertake an urgent review to help the community plan refuge options and potentially save lives, ahead of the predicted hotter and drier fire season.

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  • Loreen’s hidden talent

    Loreen Missen says she has a natural instinct and urge to paint and express herself through her work.

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  • Kids and environment inspire comeback

    Hordern Vale artist Danni Sandford has always had an artistic mind, but after a 20-year hiatus and two children, the painter is back to creating and doing what she loves.

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  • Falls site due to reopen by March

    Stevensons Falls near Forrest is still closed while its facilities continue to undergo major upgrades.

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  • Reducing dieback spread

    Otways environment workers have learnt about the importance of vehicle hygiene to minimise the spread of the Phytophthora cinnamomi dieback pathogen.

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