State Government

  • Council supports action plan

    Colac Otway Shire Council chief executive Peter Brown has praised the State Government’s plan to manage the Great Ocean Road, saying it responds to the council’s advocacy.

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  • Council approves moves to buy former high school land

    Colac Otway Shire Council has approved plans to buy part of the former Colac High School, but it could take years to develop the land.

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  • SPENDING SPREE

    The State Government is showering the Colac district with $6.8 million for environmental tourism, fire recovery and landslip prevention.

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  • State to review urgent-care centre

    The State Government will review Victoria’s regional urgent-care centres after ruling that a Colac Area Health fee was inconsistent with national health funding rules.

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  • Push for more security upgrades to courthouse

    Colac’s courthouse needs more safety upgrades and the State Government needs a long-term plan for a new facility, a court activist says.

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  • 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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