Apollo Bay
Tree planting on hold
An Apollo Bay tree day event is on hold due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Eye-opening rise in seismic shocks
The Otways coast has felt 10 years’ worth of earthquakes in just a few months, seismic data shows.
Creativity flows from lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic has given Apollo Bay artist Sarah Doyle the time to hone her incredible raw painting talent.
Lucky few spy whale at Bay
Apollo Bay residents would have hoped their two hours of allowed exercise on the first day of lockdown 5.0 coincided with a reported whale sighting off the coast of the Bay.
Council rejigs services, mayor calls for patience
Colac Otway Shire mayor Kate Hanson has urged continued patience with lockdown restrictions, while acknowledging community frustration at a fifth coronavirus shutdown.
Terrific tuna turning heads off Apollo Bay
Monster tunas weighing well over 100 kilograms have attracted fishers from far and wide, including some famous faces, to try their luck in Apollo Bay waters.
Outbreak hits lobster sector
Apollo Bay’s lobster fishing industry has suffered another blow, with its crucial Sydney export market in COVID turmoil.
Tiny treasures hiding in region
Colac and district residents can be on the lookout with a community treasure hunt underway, in the form of painted rocks.