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Funding Support for Irrewillipe Road Basin Upgrade
Colac Otway Shire Council will allocate $1.212 million towards a project which will have significant residential, environmental and recreational benefits for the Colac area, if it gains matching Federal Government funding.
The upgrade of the Irrewillipe Road Retarding Basin would unlock land for housing lots in Elliminyt, improve the quality of stormwater entering Lake Colac and provide water for nearby sporting facilities including Colac Racecourse, Colac Golf Club and Elliminyt Recreation Reserve.
Council voted last night to commit funding in the 2021-22 Budget to support a grant application to the Federal Government’s Building Better Regions Fund for the project, and negotiate opportunities for private investment from land developers to support residential development, with Council recouping its expenditure over time.
Bushfire-hit Victorian businesses bounce back as government vouchers deliver reprieve
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Fire closed in on the Frasers Tamberrah Cottages early last year.
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A little more than 12 months ago, Rob Fraser stood in his front yard holding a soaking towel and preparing to make, if necessary, a potentially lifesaving jump into a nearby dam.
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Upwards of $85m was spent in regional Victorian tourist areas via a coronavirus voucher package this summer
The highest number of vouchers were claimed on the Mornington Peninsula and Bass Coast
The state has released 90,000 additional vouchers to businesses impacted by lockdowns
Colac Otway Shire Council will reopen its public-facing facilities tomorrow, February 18, in accordance with the easing of the State Government's COVID19.
Shane Vicary is Colac Otway’s 2021 Citizen of the Year
Outstanding local role model, Shane Vicary is Colac Otway Shire Council’s 2021 Citizen of the Year.
A business leader in the Colac Otway community, Shane showed great foresight and initiative by gathering together influential people of the Colac Otway community to establish Colac’s Community Leadership Group.
The Community Leadership Group was integral in preparing Colac Otway for the coronavirus pandemic and, after a local COVID outbreak, uniting the community with a campaign to ‘Keep Colac Safe’ and look out for one another.
Shane was one of five award recipients who received a Colac Otway Community Award at the ceremony at Colac. The other recipients were Harold Cockerell who was recognised for his Community Service, Harry Salmon for Services to Sports, members of The Colac Makers’ Space who were recognised for their service to Arts and Bonni McLaren who is Colac Otway’s Young Person of the Year.
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Colac Otway Approves Apollo Bay Harbour Plan
Colac Otway Shire Council has approved the Apollo Bay Harbour Development Plan, paving the way for the $12-million City Deal funded project to proceed and transform the town’s iconic working harbour precinct.
The draft development plan, which had been created following extensive community consultation and stakeholder involvement, was placed on public exhibition for six weeks from August 26.
The adopted development plan responds to 70 submissions, of which 42 were generally supportive and 15 suggested changes, with minor revisions including the reconfiguration of car parking, and clarification of the Fishermen’s Co-op building expansion and car park landscaping.