State Government

  • New fire rules threaten Otways residents

    CONTROVERSIAL planning rules could leave Otways and coastal residents homeless and stop them rebuilding if bushfire destroys their homes.

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  • Push for state election cash

    LOBBYISTS will use this year’s state election to push for cash for Colac’s Central Reserve, more train services, and Apollo Bay’s harbour redevelopment.

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  • Opposition to fire overlay

    OTWAYS landowners say Colac Otway Shire Council must use its draft bushfire planning project to make high-fire-risk towns safe rather than stopping development.

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  • Bushfire regulations ‘destroy’ landowners

    AN OTWAYS resident says bushfire planning rules aimed at saving lives are “destroying landowners, mentally and financially”.

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  • Plan to upgrade Colac main street

    VICROADS plans to upgrade Colac’s main street as part of the $515-million Winchelsea-to-Colac Princes Highway duplication.

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  • No antidote to cypress tree deaths

    COLAC district landholders are disheartened after a meeting to discuss cypress tree deaths across the district.

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  • Council fighting for school site

    COLAC Otway Shire Council has stepped up its fight for a share of the former Colac High School grounds.

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  • Colac MP backs school site sale

    MEMBER for Polwarth Terry Mulder has backed state authorities’ decision to sell the former Colac High School instead of donating it to the community.

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