Otways
Lightning cuts electricity and causes Otways fires
THOUSANDS of Colac and district residents were without power for up to two days after a lightning storm swept the region and damaged powerlines and transformers.
Cape Otway campus for Geelong College
A PRIVATE Geelong school will develop a 37-hectare property at Cape Otway as a permanent site for its students’ outdoor and environmental education.
Dry weather lifts fire danger and affects pasture
COLAC district’s dry weather has increased fire risks but cut pasture growth, firefighters and farmers say.
Woman lost after taking short stroll at campsite
APOLLO BAY police helped locate a woman who went missing on a stroll near Cape Otway at the weekend.
Black ice contributes to Otways road crashes
BLACK ICE has caused three crashes on a stretch of the Apollo Bay-Forrest Road in the past four days.
Quoll filmed in Otways for first time in two decades
PARKS VICTORIA rangers have filmed a tiger quoll in the Otways for the first time in more than 20 years.
Driver loses control of vehicle in Otways
A MELBOURNE driver wrote off his car when he crashed off the Forrest-Apollo Bay Road near Barramunga yesterday afternoon.
Escaped burn angers Forrest residents
AN escaped burnoff has angered residents of Otways township Forrest despite authorities bringing the fire under control.