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The Shire of Colac Otway is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state.

=Current Council structure= The council is composed of ... councillors elected to represent the municipality. In order of election in 2020, they are:

Wards
The Shire is subdivided into ... wards. The Shire is currently not subdivided into wards, and its seven councillors represented the entire area.

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=Administration and governance= The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Colac Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Colac, and its service centre in Apollo Bay.

Councillors
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Former councillors
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Mayors
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Former Mayors


=History=

Traditional owners
The original inhabitants of the area are the Gulidjan people (from the Colac region) and the Gadubanud people (from the southern area of the municipality) of the Eastern Maar Nation. Colac was known as “Kolak” or “Kolakgnat” which means ‘belonging to sand’ in the Gulidjan language.

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=Location and geography=

Marine and coastal parks
=Demographics=

Religion
1: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs

2: Includes relatively small numbers of so-called 'Secular Beliefs' such as Atheism, Agnosticism, Humanism &, Rationalism, and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as New Age, Own Spiritual Beliefs, Theism(!), etc.

3: Includes 'Inadequately described'

4: Due to rounding, figures may not add up to the totals shown.

=Infrastructure and Public transport=

Major roadways
=Industry and economy=

=Education=

Private libraries open to the public
=Art and culture=

=Sport and recreation=

Soccer
=Places of interest=

=Sister cities=

=Notable residents=

=Controversies=

=See also=
 * List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the Shire of Colac Otway

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