Family & Children's Services News

Welcome to the Family and Children's Services news page. Keep up to date with what's going on in the Colac Otway Shire for families with young children.

 

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Join us at the Elliminyt Wetlands Community Open Event.

Come along and celebrate the official opening of the new Elliminyt Wetlands on Friday 10 July from 8am to 10am at the corner of Irrewillipe Road and Hart Street, Colac.

Enjoy a fun morning for the whole family, including:

✅ Live outside broadcast from Mixx FM

✅ Official opening and ribbon cutting at 8.30am

✅ Kids' games, colouring activities and Nicholas Ridiculous bringing the fun.

✅ Plant your own wetland plant to take home

✅ Meet Council's Environment Team and learn more about the wetlands

✅ Sausage sizzle

✅ Coffee available from 8am

✅ Bulla Ice Cream van from 9.30am

The Elliminyt Wetlands is an important new community space that supports local biodiversity and improves stormwater management.

Bring your family help us celebrate this exciting new addition to our community.

 

Intake for 2027 Kindergarten Enrolments for 3-year-old and 4-year-old are now on offer at early years services across Colac Otway.

It’s that time of the year again and early years services across Colac Otway Shire are opening enrolments for their 3-year-old and 4-year-old kindergarten programs for 2027.

Whether it be in a standalone kindergarten setting or a kindergarten program within a long day care setting, services across Colac Otway Shire have something fabulous to offer.

Pop on to our website at https://www.colacotway.vic.gov.au/Community-services/Family-children/Kindergartens where you will find a list of services that provide a kindergarten program that is right for you and your preschooler.

 

 

Colac Early Childhood Workforce - Working in the Early Childhood Sector

Colac Otway Shire is working in partnership with the Department of Education to inform the public about the benefits of working in the Early Childhood sector and to discover what incentives, scholarships and training possibilities there are to become involved.

If you are seeking employment in Early Childhood and would like to how you can be supported through these incentives, please contact the Department of Education at earlychildhood.improvement.barwon@education.vic.gov.au