State Government

  • Colac’s police receive tasers

    Colac police will now be wearing tasers as they patrol the region, becoming the state’s 37th station to receive the devices.

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  • Campaign to dob in ‘sub-standard’ roads

    Colac Otway Shire councillor Joe McCracken says the State Government must fix the district’s “sub-standard” roads and is urging road users to join a community roads campaign.

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  • No update on school site sale

    The State Government is still unable to confirm a date of sale for the former Colac High School site or when it will handover part of the land.

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  • Court security boost overdue

    Colac court users will have to wait until the end of year for increased security after a delay to deploying security officers at the outdated court.

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  • Colac public transport boost

    Colac will have a new early-morning bus service to Geelong, allowing commuters to connect to Melbourne-bound trains and arrive in the city before business hours.

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  • Call to ban shooters around Lake Colac

    A Colac resident who has woken at dawn to sound of gunshots over the past month is calling on the State Government to permanently ban duck hunting at Lake Colac.

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  • State might privatise services

    The State Government could privatise disability services in Colac after it opened an expression of interest process to “test” if non-government providers could deliver the service.

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  • Public gets a share of high school site

    The Colac community can celebrate a “win”, with the State Government confirming it will give part of the former Colac High School site to Colac Otway Shire Council.

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