Colac

The vibrant rural city of Colac (pop. 11,000) is located 74km west of Geelong and only 148km from Melbourne and also conveniently accessible to the major centres of Ballarat and Warrnambool. Colac is the primary service centre for agriculture, industry and tourism in the region, and also services many smaller townships in the region. Colac sits on the southern bank of Lake Colac and features Guilfoyle designed Botanic gardens.

The predominant industries in the area include numerous forms of agriculture (dairying, beef, sheep, cropping, horticulture, agro forestry and organic farming) together with timber processing, food processing and wholesale, construction and retail. The Colac Otway region is blessed with wonderful health care, recreational and retail services and excellent educational facilities including kindergartens, primary and secondary schooling.