Otways

  • One fire refuge but more still needed

    COLAC Otway Shire has its first last-resort bushfire refuge at Apollo Bay but high-risk towns are still going without.

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  • Storm reduces fire risk

    A THUNDERSTORM across Colac district has provided a short reprieve for firefighters, with hot weather on the way.

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  • Third time lucky for Otways opera

    MUSIC fans are hoping for a case of third time lucky for Cape Otway’s opera concert this weekend.

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  • Woman hurt as barbecue explodes

    TWO people camping in the Otways have escaped serious injury after a newly-fitted concrete barbecue area exploded.

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  • Colac district faces dangerous summer

    AUTHORITIES say the northern Otways and Colac district’s rural areas face a high risk of fire this summer.

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  • New hope for rare tiger quolls

    FOUR babies that fit into the palm of a hand could save the endangered tiger quoll.

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  • Another district pub shuts doors

    THE Otways town of Forrest is the latest Colac district community to lose its pub.

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  • No funding for fire refuges

    THE Otways will head into the coming fire season without plans for neighbourhood safer places because of a $2.8-million funding gap.

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