Articles by Alex Baird

  • DIRE PREDICTION: $600-million damage to Otway Coast within 20 years

    Storm surges and sea level rise could cause hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to Otway coastal communities, a new report warns, renewing calls to tackle climate change.

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  • Voice unveils first committee

    Jane Gross has been a voice for the Apollo Bay community for the best part of 50 years.

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  • Group backs gas decision

    OCEAN has welcomed calls to phase out gas in new Victorian homes from next year.

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  • Lobby group founder steps away from role

    Apollo Bay Community Voice interim chair Nikki Williams has implored the group’s new committee to continue its mission of “becoming a force to be reckoned with”.

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  • Bay teens hit Camp America

    Apollo Bay school graduate Albert Orchard says a gap year at Camp America alongside his mates has been a shock to the system and an experience he’ll never forget.

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  • Helpers howl at the moon

    A bunch sea creature-loving Apollo Bay volunteers howl at the prospect of a full moon.

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  • Chooks hit the surf for fun and fitness

    A desire to return to her happy place in the ocean has led Meg Dietze on a special journey encouraging other Apollo Bay women to jump in the water.

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  • Annual site holders to continue fight

    Annual permit holders at the Apollo Bay Recreation Reserve have vowed to keep fighting for their future after GORCAPA finished its consultation period on a draft masterplan for the reserve.

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