Roads
Colac-Ballarat Road set for new surface
THE STATE Government has committed almost $1 million to improving a decaying stretch of the Colac-Ballarat Road between Colac and Cressy.
Car flips on district road
POLICE attended two crashes on Colac district roads at the weekend including a car which flipped near Skenes Creek yesterday.
Black ice contributes to Otways road crashes
BLACK ICE has caused three crashes on a stretch of the Apollo Bay-Forrest Road in the past four days.
Colac traders angry over proposed car park cuts
A COLAC business owner says proposed changes to car parking at the front of his shop could “effectively shut his business”.
Police urge patience until highway upgrade complete
WINCHELSEA police have urged motorists and residents to be patient while Princes Highway roadworks continue in the town.
Council plans reveal new vision for Colac
LANDSCAPING, sculptures, and more tree-lined median strips in Colac’s central business district feature in the latest botanic-theme plans for the city.
Police concerned drivers choose dangerous option
COLAC’S Highway Patrol officers are warning drivers they are breaking the law if they take a short cut at an intersection between Deans Marsh and Birregurra.
One dead in bus crash
A woman in her 30s died after a tourist bus with seven people on board crashed on the Great Ocean Road at Gellibrand Lower yesterday.