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Forecast for the rest of Saturday
Cloudy. The chance of thunderstorms this morning. Isolated showers, increasing to patchy rain around midday. Winds southwesterly averaging 10 to 20 km/h.
Temperatures in the lower 20s during the day.
Ballarat Rain developing. Max 21
Warrnambool A little rain. Max 20
Hamilton Rain. Max 21
Colac Rain developing. Max 22
Forest Fire Danger: Moderate [5-11]
Grassland Fire Danger: Low [1-4]
UV Alert from 9:00 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Forecast for Sunday
Cloudy. Areas of rain, more widespread about the ranges with some heavy falls
possible, easing to isolated showers around midday. Winds southwesterly
averaging 15 to 20 km/h, reaching 25 km/h at times, tending west to
southwesterly up to 35 km/h around dawn. Overnight temperatures falling to
around 11 with daytime temperatures reaching around 19.
Ballarat Rain then shower or two. Min 11 Max 17
Warrnambool Rain then shower or two. Min 11 Max 18
Hamilton Rain then shower or two. Min 10 Max 19
Colac Rain then shower or two. Min 13 Max 20
The Corangamite Regional Library Corporation commenced operation 1 January 1996. The Regional Library Corporation provides a public library service to four municipalities: the Shires of Colac Otway, Corangamite and Moyne and the City of Warrnambool.
A new Regional Library Agreement was implemented in May 2003. Library service to the four councils is provided by way of eleven static libraries, an Outreach Library Service, and home services in Colac and Warrnambool. The traditional library services have expanded to incorporate Internet access and working online.
The member councils contribute funds to the CRLC to provide public library services. The regional library provides services from the buildings provided by the member councils.
Population of the regional library catchment is estimated at 87,835. The region encompasses a total area of 13,800 sq. km, with an average population density of 6.4.
| Municipality | Population (ERP at 30 June 2008) |
|---|---|
| Colac Otway | 21,448 |
| Corangamite | 17,270 |
| Moyne | 16,405 |
| Warrnambool | 32,712 |
The major population centres are Colac and Warrnambool City. Both are major business and service centres.
The region is a popular tourist destination with major attractions such as the Great Ocean Road: towns including Port Fairy, Apollo Bay and others along the Road have large weekend and holiday populations as well as being popular with metropolitan “sea change” life-style people. Small townships are scattered throughout the region from the Otways across to Mortlake and further west.