Here is what is making news for August 25, 2025.==================================Nominations are now open for the Colac and District Chamber of Commerce's 2025 Business awards.

The Chambers Jennifer Chiu confirmed that there are eight areas and several individual awards that business can nominate for.
====================================================================Camping season is returning to the Great Ocean Road, with three parks reopening on September 1.

Skenes Creek, Wye River, and the Apollo Bay Recreation Reserve are back in action, offering seaside and riverside escapes right through summer.
====================================================================A 28-year-old Otways man has faced Warrnambool Magistrates Court charged over a string of burglaries and thefts at Port Fairy.

Detectives executed search warrants at Chapple Vale and at Elliminyt on Thursday, August 21, with officers from Colac, Cobden and Warrnambool units involved.
A 17-year-old Colac youth was also arrested and will face court in September on separate drug and weapons charges.====================================================================Wannon MP Dan Tehan says he hopes the Prime Minister will use an upcoming Bush Summit in Ballarat as an opportunity to visit the region.

Mr Tehan says it's the perfect opportunity to view the drought situation first hand, and raise the issues facing regional communities in the south west.====================================================================Families in Winchelsea will soon gather to celebrate the official opening of the town’s new Adventure Play Space.
The Surf Coast Shire invested $750,000-dollars, with a further $250,000-dollars from the Victorian Government’s Sport and Recreation Victoria fund.
====================================================================Telstra is upgrading 4G and 5G capacity at its Wye River mobile base station in early September.

The upgrade will boost network performance, bringing smoother streaming, faster downloads and fewer dropouts within the existing coverage area.
====================================================================AND IN SPORTThe final home and away round saw several close matches of CDFNL action with Alvie locking up third spot against Birregurra with a 5 point win.

The Colac Imperials head into finals with top spot after a draw with Irrewarra-Beeac.

And in other results South Colac beat Otway Districts by 50.

Lorne beat Simpson by 118, and the Western Eagles smashed Apollo Bay by 77.
====================================================================In the rounds GFL action,

The Colac Tigers went down by 51 points to South Barwon.

Jarryn McCormack was named the Tigers best while Adam Garner, Darcy Lang and Kane Smartt each kicked two goals.
====================================================================Camperdown has kept its finals hopes alive after a 26 point win over rivals Cobden in Hampden League Action.

Josh Place was named the Magpies best, with Wilba Cheesman, Judah Dundon, Angus Gordon and Bayley Thompson each kicking two goals.
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