Otways

  • Redwood plantings restore farm’s soil

    A COLAC district farmer is using the history of an Otways attraction in new ways to benefit farms.

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  • Hope for cape koalas amid health project

    STATE GOVERNMENT workers have euthanised 47 koalas and released another 280 back into the forest as part of an initiative to manage koalas at Cape Otway.

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  • Man charged over threats and explosives

    ARSON and Explosives Squad detectives have charged a 75-year-old Apollo Bay man in relation to alleged threats against State Government employees and other non-government institutions.

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  • Descendants proud of fire refuge donation

    A FORMER Lavers Hill landowner is delighted her family has helped provide a site for the Otways’ first community fire refuge.

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  • Parks sea-change for former farmer

    A PARKS VICTORIA ranger says more people have become interested in the state’s national parks during his 35 years in the role.

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  • Tourist track stays closed after report

    PARKS VICTORIA has permanently closed Marriner’s Falls, near Apollo Bay, after a third investigation found the area was unsafe because of a risk of falling trees.

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  • Garbage dumped near Otways campgrounds

    DUMPED rubbish at Colac district campgrounds has frustrated State Government parks officials over the school holidays.

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  • 640-hectare burnoff today at Barongarook

    AUTHORITIES plan to ignite a 640-hectare burnoff today at Barongarook, south of Colac.

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