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2050 Community Vision Community Drop-In Sessions to go ahead
With the State Government announcement of changes to Stage 4 lockdown restrictions from 11.59pm Wednesday 17 February, Council is pleased to advise the scheduled community drop-in sessions will take place as planned.
Council is keen to hear your ideas for the future of the shire. Everyone’s voice is important, everyone has something to contribute. Come along and chat to us at a drop-in session or meet us virtually at one of our online sessions. Following Covid-safe practices please pre-register your attendance.
Apollo Bay Senior Citizens Centre – Friday 19 February. Drop-in any time from 1pm to 4pm
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.
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The Victorian Health Department failed to adequately support testing and enforce self-isolation rules during two regional COVID-19 outbreaks that were suppressed largely through the strong actions of locals.
A leaked state government review found clear lines of communication did not exist in the management of outbreaks in Colac, west of Geelong, where about 145 people become infected in two clusters between July and September.
The Australian Lamb Company in Colac became the nexus of regional Victoria s biggest coronavirus cluster.
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Abattoir workers received health directions in a language they could not understand and were leaving home during their quarantine period. Some workers, who lived in houses with up to 11 co-workers, were short on food and other essentials because emergency relief was not delivered quickly.