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Western District
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Patchy early morning fog. Isolated showers and thunderstorms from midday. Heavy falls possible with thunderstorms. Winds light this morning
but tending southerly and averaging 15 to 25 km/h by mid afternoon.
Temperatures 28 to 34 during the day.
Ballarat Afternoon thunderstorms. Max 31
Warrnambool Early fog clearing. Max 26
Hamilton Afternoon shower or storm. Max 33
Colac Afternoon shower or storm. Max 31
Fire Danger: Low to Moderate [0-11]
UV Alert from 9:50 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]
Forecast for Thursday
Cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds northeasterly averaging 15
to 25 km/h tending south to southwesterly up to 30 km/h around midday.
Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures
reaching the mid 20s.
Ballarat Storms and showers. Min 19 Max 27
Warrnambool Storms and showers. Min 19 Max 23
Hamilton Storms and showers. Min 20 Max 27
Colac Storms and showers. Min 19 Max 27
The Regional Library provides services to 4 municipalities, City of Warrnambool, Colac Otway, Corangamite and Moyne Shires.
11 Branches and an Outreach Library deliver services up to 30,000 members.
We hope this website will enable you to use the service anywhere at anytime.
Derrinallum Library will be closed from the 28 -30 January 2010. The library will reopen on 4 February 2010.
This regular newsletter will provide an update on the progress and development of the Beechy Precinct and the specific elements contained within.
The Beechy Precinct is a new education, recreation and community precinct currently being developed in Colac. The precinct will include a range of community facilities that will offer the Colac Otway community access to a broad range of lifelong learning, recreation, health and wellbeing programs together with a range of community services.
The Precinct includes the Colac Central Reserve and the Colac Secondary College. The first of the new community facilities to be developed within the Precinct , the joint-use library is expected to be opened in July 2010.
If you are interested in receiving the Beechy Precinct Newsletter by e-mail or mail please contact Ainslie Bethune – Colac Otway Shire Recreation Arts and Culture Unit. ph: (03) 52 329 523 or e-mail - ainslie.bethune@colacotway.vic.gov.au
Click here to download the November 2009 Newsletter (Current)
