Tourism
Festival will blend blues with blueberries
THE Otways township of Gellibrand will come alive with the sound of blues this weekend.
Chinese tourists hurt, hospitalised
POLICE are investigating a bus crash at Jancourt East, south-west of Colac, which left four Chinese tourists in Colac Hospital and one in a Melbourne hospital.
Apollo Bay hotel axed, $250,000 at risk
CIVIC leaders risk losing $250,000 of government money after they ditched a plan for a boutique hotel at Apollo Bay’s harbour.
High-end hotel could boost Colac
A COLAC district tourism leader says a high-end hotel in Colac could boost jobs and fill a gap in the accommodation sector.
Speed demons taking to Otways trails
COLAC district speed demons will take to Forrest’s trails this weekend to contest an annual mountain bike marathon.
Food network could benefit everybody
A TOURISM tourism leader says Colac district residents could eat fresher food and district farmers could win a supermarket price war if they supported each other.
‘Amazing’ inaugural seafood festival
APOLLO Bay was swimming with activity for its inaugural seafood festival at the weekend.
Celebrating Apollo Bay’s seafood heritage
THE Apollo Bay community has been counting the days until its first Apollo Bay Seafood Festival and there is only one more sleep to go.