Colac, Victoria

Colac
War Memorial
Colac War Memorial
Uniting Church
Uniting Church
Shire Office
Former Shire Hall and Post Office
Austral Hotel
Austral Hotel
Colac is located in Colac Otway Shire
Colac
Colac
Coordinates: 38°20′25″S 143°35′05″E / 38.34028°S 143.58472°E / -38.34028; 143.58472
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
134.0 m (439.6 ft)
Population
 • Total12,756 (2021 census)
Time zoneUTC+10:00 (Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST))
 • Summer (DST)+11:00
Postcode
3250
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Colac West
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Colac East
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Colac (/ˈkoʊlæk/ COAL-ack) is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia, approximately 150 kilometres south-west of Melbourne on the southern shore of Lake Colac.