Colac Otway Shire Council
Colac MP backs school site sale
MEMBER for Polwarth Terry Mulder has backed state authorities’ decision to sell the former Colac High School instead of donating it to the community.
Shire chief plans Jamie Oliver tour
CIVIC leader Rob Small wants to take celebrity chef Jamie Oliver on a tour of Colac’s edible landscape project.
Colac train campaign needs support
COLAC train campaigner Brian Crook is urging people to have their say on public transport and support proposed increased train services between Geelong and Warrnambool.
Council to abandon C70 amendment
COLAC Otway Shire Council is likely to abandon a controversial planning amendment which fuelled a public backlash against the council last year.
School becomes fire hazard
A COLAC woman says authorities’ neglect of former Colac High School buildings could create a fire hazard.
Immunisations among state’s worst
ONE in eight Colac and district children start school without full immunisation, giving the shire one of the worst immunisation rates in Victoria.
Bulla’s $7-million plan for Colac
COLAC’S Bulla Dairy Foods will invest $7 million in a new milk separation plant at the company’s Forest Street site.
Pokie losses down but still too high
COLAC’S annual poker machine losses have fallen but Mayor Lyn Russell says the community can’t afford to lose $7 million a year on pokies.