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Apollo Bay Coastal Valley and Hills Precinct Development Principles - 2003
AS2021-2015 - Acoustics - Aircraft Noise Intrusion - Building Siting and Construction
Australian Lamb Company - Colac Abattoir and Food Production Plant
Bulla Dairy Foods - Connor and Murray Street, Colac
Johanna Coast to Cape Otway Coastal Valley and Hills Precinct Development Principles - 2003
Planning requirements for racing dog keeping and training - August 2017
Powerline Bushfire Safety Program - Native Vegetation Removal Code of Practice - 2016
Princes Highway Duplication - Winchelsea to Colac
Restructure Plans for Old and Inappropriate Subdivisions in Colac Otway Shire - 2012
The Great Ocean Road Region Landscape Assessment Study - 2003(PDF, 28MB)
Wye River and Separation Creek Bushfire Affected Properties - 2016
Whiskey Distillery Colac, 265-281 Murray Street, Colac - November 2019
Warrnambool Line Upgrade - December 2019
All in Incorporated Documents can be found here
Apollo Bay Commercial Centre Parking Plan - 2011(PDF, 6MB)
Apollo Bay Settlement Boundary Urban Design Review - 2012(PDF, 3MB)
Birregurra and Forrest Community Infrastructure Plan - 2012(PDF, 2MB)
Colac and Apollo Bay Car Parking Strategy - Final Report(PDF, 7MB)
Colac Otway Colac CBD & Entrances Project Report - 2012(PDF, 36MB)
Colac Commercial Centre Parking Plan - 2011(PDF, 7MB)
Colac Otway Shire Heritage Strategy - 2013(PDF, 1MB)
Colac Otway Heritage Study - Volume I(PDF, 212MB) (Revised)
Colac Otway Heritage Study Volume II Part 1 (Revised)(PDF, 169MB)
Colac Otway Heritage Study Volume II Part 2 (Revised)(PDF, 149MB)
Colac Otway Rural Living Strategy - 2011(PDF, 10MB)
Colac Otway Rural Land Strategy - 2007(PDF, 7MB)
Colac Township Economic Development Commercial and Industrial Land Use Strategy - 2017(PDF, 4MB)
Open Space Strategy(PDF, 6MB)
Planning Scheme Review - 2015(PDF, 899KB)
Siting and Design Guidelines for Structures on the Victorian Coast - 1998
Apollo Bay Structure Plan - Vol 1 - 2007(PDF, 3MB)
Apollo Bay Structure Plan - Vol 2 - 2007(PDF, 1MB)
Birregurra Structure Plan - 2013(PDF, 9MB)
Colac Structure Plan - Part 1 - 2007(PDF, 6MB)
Colac Structure Plan - Part 2 - 2007(PDF, 7MB)
Colac Structure Plan - Part 3 - 2007(PDF, 3MB)
Colac Structure Plan - Part 4 - 2007(PDF, 3MB)
Forrest Structure Plan - 2011(PDF, 2MB)
Kennett River, Wye River and Separation Creek Structure Plans - 2008(PDF, 6MB)
Barwon Downs Township Master Plan - 2006(PDF, 2MB)
Beeac Township Master Plan - 2002 - Reviewed 2007(PDF, 2MB)
Beech Forest Township Master Plan - 2004(PDF, 877KB)
Carlisle River Township Master Plan - 2004(PDF, 1MB)
Cressy Township Master Plan - 2002 - Reviewed 2007(PDF, 5MB)
Gellibrand River Township Master Plan - 2005(PDF, 2MB)
Kennett River, Wye River and Separation Creek Township Master Plan - 2008(PDF, 6MB)
Lavers Hill Township Master Plan - 2006(PDF, 5MB)
Swan Marsh Township Master Plan - 2002 - Reviewed 2008(PDF, 662KB)
Apollo Bay and Marengo Neighbourhood Character Study - 2003(PDF, 606KB)
Birregurra Neighbourhood Character Study - 2012(PDF, 7MB)
Skenes Creek, Kennett River, Wye River and Separation Creek - Neighbourhood Character Study - 2005(PDF, 4MB)
CCMA Floodplain Management Strategy - 2002(PDF, 3MB)
CCMA Floodplain Management Strategy - Update 2013(PDF, 516KB)
Central West Victoria Regional Coastal Action Plan - 2003
Central West Victoria Estuaries Coastal Action Plan - 2005
Coastal Spaces Recommendations Report - 2006
Colac Otway Stormwater Management Plan Volume 1 - 2002(PDF, 2MB)
Colac Otway Stormwater Management Plan Volume 2 - 2002(PDF, 12MB)
Corangamite Native Vegetation Strategy - 2003-2008
Corangamite Regional Catchment Strategy - 2013-2019
Corangamite Waterway Strategy - 2014-2022
Corangamite Salinity Action Plan - 2005-2008
Domestic Wastewater Management Plan- Operational Plan - 2015(PDF, 2MB)
Domestic Wastewater Management Plan - Technical Document - 2015(PDF, 11MB)
Municipal Fire Prevention Planning Guidelines - 1997
Three Towns Stormwater Management Strategy Concept Study - Final Report - 2004(PDF, 22MB)
Victorian Coastal Strategy - 2014
Wastewater Management - Issues Paper - 2002(PDF, 5MB)