Railways
Push for five daily trains
COLAC Otway Shire Council wants five passenger train services a day each way between Warrnambool and Geelong.
Otways bike trail in danger
NEGOTIATIONS over the reopening of a Forrest bike trail are at a tipping point, with part of the trail in danger of permanent closure.
Train-travelling thief arrested
POLICE have arrested a brazen thief who stole a university student’s laptop computer and graphics tablet on a train at Winchelsea.
Study into region’s transport needs
A REGIONAL lobby group has $100,000 to assess the Colac and Geelong region’s public transport needs.
Push for below-ground bypass
A PROMINENT Colac businessman wants a Colac highway bypass below street level, beside the city’s railway tracks.
New book about historic railway line
A TRAIN driver from Melbourne’s suburbs has compiled a book which details the history of a Colac district railway line.
Train travellers sit on floor or stand
TRAIN travellers have had to sit on the floor and stand in doorways as Colac and district’s public transport struggles to cope with holiday crowds.
Freight off roads and onto trains
COLAC district produce will start making its way to Melbourne by train instead of road transport.