Articles by Alison Martin
CRIMSON TIDE: Salt lake turns orange
DRY conditions and a salt-loving alga are likely the causes behind Lake Corangamite’s pinkish-orange water, with a salt crust around the foreshore.
GREEN LIGHT: Councillor approval for new caravan park
ELLIMINYT is a step closer to boosting Colac district’s tourism opportunities by hosting holidaymakers at a new camping and caravan park.
GEARING UP: Paraders prepare for Kana Festival
THE 59TH ANNUAL Colac Kana Festival is just over a week away with the district community gearing up to celebrate “Our Wonderful Otways”.
RISKY CROSSING: Petition pushes for traffic lights
COLAC’S Ruth Spokes has ramped up her campaign for traffic lights at a busy highway intersection, more than five years after launching her fight.
COST BLOWOUT: Bluewater project exceeds $13 million
THE cost of Colac’s Bluewater redevelopment has already hit more than $13 million, with both the council and building contractor unwilling to take responsibility for the warped stadium floor.
PLANS SCRAPPED: Real estate farm deal collapses
A real estate agent says the collapse of a major farming property deal, rumoured to have been worth $750 million, would have an impact on farmers.
PROPERTY BOOM: House prices jump almost 40 per cent
THE Colac district has the “best performing” property market in regional Victoria with median house prices jumping 38 per cent over the past five years.
PLANNING REVIEWED: Community concerns addressed in review
ALMOST five years after a public backlash against Colac Otway Shire Council’s “unsatisfactory” planning department, a councillor says community leaders should feel vindicated.