Tourism
Tourists’ car catches fire
TWO tourists missed seeing the sun rise over the Twelve Apostles after their car caught fire at Winchelsea.
Police ready for festival crowd
APOLLO Bay police say they are prepared for thousands of people to converge on the coastal town for its annual music festival this weekend.
National park builders face backlash
CONSERVATION and tourism leaders have warned developers they would face a “fierce” community backlash if they planned “inappropriate” buildings in district national parks.
Unity could bring ‘massive’ opportunities
A BUSINESS expert says the Colac region has “massive” opportunities if businesses, community and bureaucracy listen to each other and work together.
Dispute has riders fearing for lives
OWAYS mountain bikers say they fear for their lives because a land dispute has forced riders from a bike track onto a main road.
One fire refuge but more still needed
COLAC Otway Shire has its first last-resort bushfire refuge at Apollo Bay but high-risk towns are still going without.
TV shows visit Colac and district
COLAC and district is set to receive national television coverage after two film crews visited the region this week.
Mountain bikers converge on Forrest
THOUSANDS of people from across the world will make their way to the Otways for one of Victoria’s biggest mountain bike events this weekend.