Roads
Car smashes off highway
A woman escaped serious injury when her car smashed into a concrete drain and rolled on the Princes Highway this week.
Supermarket plans open for comment
RESIDENTS and business owners can view the complete planning application for Colac’s proposed Coles supermarket development from today.
Road workers take to abseiling
ROAD contractors are taking their work to new heights, using abseiling skills to repair sections of the cliff along the Great Ocean Road.
School bus driver worried by crumbling road
A COLAC-based school-bus company owner is concerned about the Timboon-Colac Road’s safety and says “it’s only a matter of time” before there’s a serious crash.
Petition calls for action to repair crumbling road
SIMPSON residents have sent a petition to state ministers and the Polwarth MP Terry Mulder calling for action to fix the Timboon-Colac Road.
Truck route call lacks support from councillors
A COLAC OTWAY Shire councillor’s motion calling for confirmation of a long-term location of an alternative heavy vehicle route for Colac has failed to gain support.
Councillor wants truck route plan
A COLAC OTWAY Shire councillor says the council must push VicRoads to consider an alternative route to take trucks away from Colac’s main street.
Motorists avoiding crumbling surface on district road
A COLAC district resident says the busy Timboon-Colac Road is degraded and is affecting other roads in the region.