Articles by Alex Baird

  • Fishing frenzy hits Bay youngsters

    Fishing frenzy has hit Apollo Bay youngsters, with its pier and beaches a busy affair after school and on weekends for locals.

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  • Vow to keep fighting for skatepark

    Apollo Bay’s Jane Gross remembers key moments from the community’s campaign for a skatepark in the town like it was yesterday.

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  • Cats keep an eye on league medallist

    Every cricket club would love two Josh McDonalds, and Geelong might very well get that opportunity if the Cats can entice the Colac version down the highway next season.

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  • Mick reflects on time in Tassie

    Tassie footy nostalgia resurfaces every time Mick Mahoney and Matt McCartin have an audience during the most important day of the year on the family calendar.

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  • Nelso’s brew brings big bucks

    A $280 cup of coffee has given Apollo Bay’s Dave Nelson bragging rights over experts in the trade and added valuable funds to a program the much-loved teacher put years of hard work into.

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  • State Government backs stance on GORCAPA

    The State Government is backing GORCAPA’s current structure to meet the demands of communities like Apollo Bay along the coast.

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  • Opposition leader to meet with Bay locals

    Polwarth MP Richard Riordan says key Apollo Bay stakeholders will meet with the Victorian opposition leader next week to discuss concerns about GORCAPA’s management of community assets along the coast.

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  • CFA captain praises crew after Bay house fire

    Apollo Bay fire captain Dave Howell has praised his volunteer crew for working through the night to monitor a blaze which destroyed a family’s home deep along the Barham River Road.

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