Articles by Alex Baird

  • Comfortable picnics on Apollo Bay shore

    The Apollo Bay foreshore will get temporary park furniture while plans take shape to deliver new permanent facilities.

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  • Coastal community shares cuppa for a cause

    Many hands made for light work as Apollo Bay locals united to share a cuppa for an important cause.

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  • History repeats for pony club

    Apollo Bay Pony Club members are praying history is on their side, with plans to shift them from their iconic home along the Great Ocean Road once again on the agenda. The Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority said it would work with Colac Otway Shire Council to help the community group find a […]

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  • Campers fight to keep sites amid Apollo Bay park plans

    “Devastated” permanent holiday site holders at the Apollo Bay Recreation Reserve say being forced out of the park will leave the popular tourist spot without a soul.

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  • Worker accommodation shortage concerns

    Apollo Bay schoolteacher Mick Wright fears he and others could be left without a roof over their heads under plans to shift permanent annual site holders out of the town’s recreation reserve.

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  • Reserve designs unveiled

    A much-needed overhaul of the Apollo Bay Recreation Reserve has taken an important step, with the release of a new draft masterplan for the popular holiday park.

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  • Helping Bay’s rare species

    A little girl had just completed a quick lap exploring Apollo Bay’s new butterfly garden when Molly Fisher arrived to share her journey helping deliver the garden to a community which means so much to her.

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  • Bay teens gear up for Thai trip with a meaning

    Apollo Bay school students will visit Thailand this year to volunteer for a foundation close to the heart of one their leaders.

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