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Western District
Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Cloud clearing. Patchy morning fog. Winds northwest to southwesterly averaging about 10 km/h, reaching 30 km/h at times, tending south to southwesterly up to
25 km/h by early evening. Temperatures in the lower 20s during the day.
Ballarat Morning fog. Max 22
Warrnambool Mostly sunny. Max 22
Hamilton Morning fog. Max 24
Colac Mostly sunny. Max 24
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 12 [Extreme]
Forecast for Wednesday
Sunny day. Patchy fog early in the morning. Winds southwesterly averaging about
10 km/h, reaching 25 km/h at times, tending east to southeasterly up to 20 km/h
later in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 10 with daytime
temperatures reaching the mid 20s.
Ballarat Sunny. Min 8 Max 25
Warrnambool Sunny. Min 11 Max 22
Hamilton Sunny. Min 8 Max 26
Colac Sunny. Min 12 Max 26
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.