Council offices will close 3 pm Tuesday 24 December 2024 for the Christmas/New Year period, re-opening 8.30 am Thursday 2 January 2025.
Christmas and New Year Opening Hours
Urgent issues or incidents can be reported to Colac Otway Shire Council 24-hours a day on 5232 9400.
Council has adopted an Infrastructure Design Manual to define the standards of construction of infrastructure that is to be built in road reserves. The IDM is available for download.
The responsibilities of landowners and Council relating to stormwater drainage.
Council manages all local roads in the shire, while VicRoads and Regional Roads Victoria manages all arterial roads in the shire, such as the Princes Highway.
Colac Otway Shire Council has developed a Nature Strip Planting Policy and associated guidelines in order to support our community’s endevours to improve and beautify nature strips outside their property boundaries in urban and township settings.