Water

  • Bore water is sensible option

    A LEADING groundwater expert says pumping a borefield is a “sensible” option to supply water for Colac, despite being the most unpopular option.

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  • Barwon Water abandons water price rises

    COLAC and district water customers will only have to pay inflation on top of the water price from next year.

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  • Six options for Colac water supply

    A NEW Colac water supply will cost between $17 million and $90 million, and could involve cutting down native forest.

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  • Water storage approved despite objections

    CIVIC leaders have approved plans for a new $22-million water basin and pumping station at Apollo Bay despite objections from coastal residents.

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  • Rain causes floods in Otways

    HEAVY rain in the Otways has forced the closure of a road and flooded a rail trail.

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  • Water search gets divining intervention

    A WATER diviner who found fame on a television program has travelled to Colac and district to put the mystical art to use.

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  • Call for creek damage inquiry

    COLAC district’s civic leaders want the state’s Environment Protection Agency to investigate if groundwater pumping has devastated a Colac district creek.

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  • Concern for platypus population

    AN Apollo Bay resident is concerned about platypuses living in the Barham River.

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