Otways

  • 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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  • Otway bush burnoff for willow removal

    Otways residents might have been confused about a fuel reduction burn starting in the middle of summer this week.

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  • Rain brings floods to Otways region

    Floods and road closures have persisted in the Colac district this week after heavy rain.

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  • Otways floods after 100mm rain

    Rain continued to bucket down at the Otways coast late last week and caused swelling floodwaters.

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