Rates
Council will limit rate rises
COLAC’S civic leaders have moved to ensure future rate rises are lower than this year’s rate hike.
By Scott Barnes
Businessman criticises council
A PROMINENT Colac businessman says property owners are paying the price for Colac Otway Shire Council failing to encourage economic growth.
Grants might reduce rate rise
GOVERNMENT grants could enable Colac Otway Shire Council to deliver a lower rate rise than a proposed 7.87-per-cent increase.
By Scott Barnes
Rate rise horrifies past manager
A FORMER Shire of Colac finance manager says Colac’s civic leaders can deliver a lower rate rise than a proposed 7.87 per cent hike.
By Scott Barnes
Council spends as rates rise
COLAC Otway Shire Council has spent more than half a million dollars on an office renovation and could spend hundreds of thousands of dollars more to finish the job.
By Scott Barnes