Water

  • Girl’s message in a bottle washes up in Tasmania

    A COLAC girl’s message in a bottle has washed up on a Tasmanian beach three years after she threw it into the ocean from Victoria, a journey of 470 kilometres.

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  • Inquiry requested into quarry claim

    BIRREGURRA landowners are pleased politicians have joined their fight to stop a proposed quarry development, and supported calls for an investigation into planning processes.

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  • Yellow foam in Colac creek is probably pollen

    COLAC authorities believe pollen, and not a chemical spill, has caused a yellow discolouration in Barongarook Creek.

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  • Mobile phone monitoring cuts water losses

    A NEW mobile phone system is helping farmers easily detect water leaks and decrease water waste.

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  • Colac man makes history in underwater rugby

    FORMER Colac man Oliver Barrand will captain Australia’s first national underwater rugby team in a clash with the world’s best.

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  • Work starting on plan to improve Lake Colac

    ENVIRONMENT officials have started work on a new Lake Colac Master Plan to help shape the waterway’s future.

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  • Alvie farm residents running out of water

    BORES at Alvie are running dry, forcing residents to use up dwindling supplies of tank water.

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  • Landowners waiting for wastewater plan result

    OTWAYS landowners who have been unable to gain permits to build on their properties since 2012 should know by mid-year if a new wastewater plan will help them.

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