The South West Daily

Here is what is making news for April 30, 2025.============================Colac Area Health's annual Golf Day is back on the calendar for Friday May 23rd. Colac Area Health's Ami Hillage says the charity event raises much needed funds for the community. ========================================================Finalists have been announced for the 2025 Corangamite CHEER Business awards. Approximate...

Here is what is making news for April 28, 2025.============================A parent workshop which is expecting more than 200 people will take place Wednesday night at the Colac Otway Performing Arts and Cultural Centre. Colac Area Health's Ruth Hamilton says it aims to help both kids and parents. ========================================================A man in his 60s was taken to hospital after...

Here is what is making news for April 24, 2025.=====================Army reservist Clint Riches will speak at Colac's ANZAC Day ceremonies this Friday. Clint says he aims to reflect on growing up in Ondit and his journey to the Army. ==========================================South West TAFE's Colac Trade Training Centre was opened yesterday at the Colac Secondary College. The centre which delivers...

Here is what is making news for April 23, 2025.========================================================Ambulance Victoria has confirmed it responded to a collision in Jancourt East at around 2.50pm on April 21st.========================================================Regional Development Australia Barwon South West has reappointed Liz Price as its chair for the next two years. Price says “It...

Here is what is making news for April 22, 2025.===================As school students across the South West return for Term 2, today and over the next week. Transport Victoria's Caroline Fergursson has reminded both students and parents doing drop offs and pickups to stay alert when near school. ======================================A 36-year-old man from Camperdown spotted travelling at 126-kilome...

Here is what is making news for April 17, 2025.=================================Otway Ranges farmer Andrew Stewart will speak at the Heytesbury District Landcare Networks AGM on April 29 about how farmers can dedicate almost 20 per cent of their land to tree cover and still maintain production. Andrew says he operates a primarily sheep based farm but has been focused on including shrubbery and tre...

Here is what is making news for April 16, 2025.===================A program to boost accessibility at beaches along the Great Ocean Road over summer saw a significant boost in popularity. The Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority delivered the Accessible Beaches program at six locations from Torquay to Port Campbell from December to April. ======================================The Colac Otway...

Here is what is making news for April 15, 2025.=====================Residents across South West Victoria have been reminded to get their annual flu vaccination as winter approaches. ==========================================The Corangamite Shire Council is inviting members of the community to participate in a series of workshops to increase understanding of how climate risks might affect the Shire...

Here is what is making news for April 14, 2025.============================More than two-thousand anglers flocked to the Lake Colac foreshore yesterday for the Catch-a-carp festival. Victoria Fisheries Authorities event organiser Belinda Yim says it was a great family day out.============================ ============================Applications for the Corangamite Shire's 2025-26 grants open today...

Here is what is making news for April 11, 2025.=================Applications for the Colac Otway Shire's Community Grants Program close tonight at 5pm. Shire CEO Anne Howard says there is a large pool of money to be given out across three streams. ==================================Independent Candidate for Wannon Alex Dyson has welcomed the federal government's promise to invest $1 billion dollars...

Here is what is making news for April 10, 2025.==============================Sections of Manifold Street in Camperdown were cordoned off by local police after a suspicious device was found at the Leura Hotel. The area was evacuated as a precaution with investigations ongoing. ============================================================Minister for Health Infrastructure Melissa Horne visited Camper...

Here is what is making news for April 09, 2025.==========================Statistics from the Australian Cancer Atlas have reported that residents of the Corangamite Shire are 52 percent more likely than the average Australian to contract Oral Cancer. Corangamite was also 39 percent above the Australian average for bowel cancer, while the Colac region was 32 percent more likely to pick up oral canc...

Here is what is making news for April 08, 2025.======================Round 2 of the Corangamite Shire Council’s 2024-2025 Facility Design Grants Program opened yesterday. Corangamite Shire Mayor Kate Makin says applications are welcomed. ============================================The Apollo Bay Recreation Reserve will only have limited spaces available in the coming weeks due to upgrade wor...

Here is what is making news for April 07, 2025. ====================Stage 2 Water restrictions imposed by Barwon Water will come into place today in Marengo, Skenes Creek and Apollo Bay. Barwon Water has determined the measure is needed to safeguard supplies and ensure the system has sufficient water until storages recover.========================================South West residents have been remi...

Here is what is making news for April 03, 2025.===============The Colac Otway Performing Arts & Cultural Centre has been nominated for a National Local Government award. Colac Otway Shire CEO Anne Howard says residents of the local Shire can vote on the eventual winner. ============================Barwon Water's Lorne water treatment plant took out the crown of the 2025 IXOM Best Tasting Tap W...

===================== An international tour will pass through Western District jersey farms from April 10 to 13 as part of the 2025 World Jersey Conference. One farm owner who will be paid a visit is Warrion Jerseys' Sarah Chant. ===================== ===================== The Surf Coast is celebrating a landmark breeding season for the Hooded Plover with 10 chicks successfully fledged across the...

Here is what is making news for April 1, 2025.===============WestVic Dairy's 'how to get through drought' workshops will run in Camperdown and aim to help farming businesses through tough conditions.=============== 10,000 Golden perch will be put into Lake Colac later today. Vic Fisheries Authorities Jules Lucas says that there were reasons why it couldn't wait until after the Catch-A-carp competi...

Hi team, Here is what is making news for March 27, 2025.======================Both front running politicians for Wannon MP Dan Tehan and Independent Candidate Alex Dyson have hit out at the lack of funding for Wannon's roads in after the Federal budget was announced on Tuesday night.====================== ======================Residents of Colac and surrounds have been reminded to reach out if suf...

Here is what's making news for March 26, 2025. ================ Three tenants in the buildings near Point Grey at Lorne have been informed that they need to move by May 31. The Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority has informed the Lorne Aquatic and Angling Club, the Lorne Fishing Co-operative and the Lorne Art Bazaar are required to exit due to significant building damage. ==================...

In todays news. Two recent cliff face collapses has led Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority to urge visitors and locals to stay vigilant along the Great Ocean Road. A Domain housing report has labelled Colac-Otway shire town Apollo Bay as "a good place to open a business." Students across the South West will begin NAPLAN assessments from today.   Investigations are underway for what Po...

In todays news  Member for Wannon Dan Tehan travelled to Colac and surrounding areas yesterday to discuss small business and sporting clubs. An upcoming workshop held by WestVic Dairy on March 11 at the Colac Bowling Club aims to help farmers across the South West better understand farm carbon.  Colac-based backyard business, 3 Jars Full's earned silver recognition at an internationally...

In todays news The Lakeview Cafe will host International Women's Day celebrations this Friday. Wannon Water is celebrating World Water Day at the Camperdown Water Treatment Plant on March 21. Wannon MP Dan Tehan has expressed his disappointment after his campaign trailer was vandalised in Port Fairy late last week. The Allan Labor Government will give a dozen Victorian students the opportunity to...

In this Bulletin A woman was found dead in the water near Apollo Bay’s back beach about 9.30am on Saturday morning. The Colac Turf Club enjoyed a strong day of racing yesterday and will quickly turn its attention to jump outs which begin at 8:30am this morning.  A 35-year-old Simpson district man died on Saturday afternoon, March 1 in a fatal single-vehicle collision at South Purrumbete...

Firewood Collection Heytesbury Show Colac Baketball Association's Bulla Classic. Other stories from the day, not included in the bulletin are Beeac to the Rock cycling on Sunday. CHEER Corangamite Business Awards CDCA under 17s finals results. Variety, the Children's Charity Rally Around Victoria. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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