Wild Otways Initiative

  • Hygiene measures to stop forest killer

    A deadly mould that’s killing off forests in the Otway region has a new enemy – Colac Otway Shire Council staff.

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  • Sniffing out feral predators

    Detection dogs are sniffing out feral cats in the Otways, as part of a Wild Otways initiative.

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  • Trackers crack down on pigs

    GPS collars and motion detection camera traps are helping track feral pig movements in the Otways, as part of a project to control the pests.

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  • Cash flows for green schemes

    An Apollo Bay landcare group is working to improve biodiversity in the Otways with more than $175,000 from a Federal Government initiative.

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  • $6-million package for Otways environment

    Protecting native bandicoots and potoroos as well as controlling feral deer, pig, cats and foxes is the focus on a new $6-million Otways initiative.

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  • Been there, dunnart

    A survey in the Otways has discovered nine native mammal species, including two threatened species.

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