Articles by Alex Baird

  • Affordable housing solution for Apollo Bay?

    Affordable housing campaigners say a Colac Otway Shire Council-owned depot at Apollo Bay could be the answer to the town’s accommodation crisis for essential workers.

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  • Storyteller to connect with the Otways

    Storyteller Amy Tsilemanis has been quick to form a special bond with the Otways and hopes to build the same connections with its people when she embarks on a special project to give them a voice. 

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  • Fears for Apollo Bay skatepark’s future

    Apollo Bay locals fear the days are numbered on the town’s community-driven skatepark along the foreshore following discussions with a coastal authority about its future. 

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  • VNL netballer to help cover loss of key Roos

    South Colac netball leader Nicole Mitchell says landing one of the region’s most promising midcourters was timely with Mercedez Hickey and Kayla Clark having the season off.

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  • Locals save Sammi from sand dunes disaster at Apollo Bay

    A father has sent a raw and emotional message of thanks to the Apollo Bay community for saving his daughter’s life after she was buried in sand for almost five minutes during a freak incident on the beach.

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  • Signing to help cover loss of key duo

    Lorne coach Alex Adams says former premiership Dolphin Lochie Donne returning among a host of other signings is timely following the departure of two key footballers to the GFL ranks.

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  • Popular Tiger heads to coast

    Colac Tigers will enter their title defence in Geelong netball without a heart and soul member of the playing group this year.

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  • Staff headache for Apollo Bay servo

    Staff shortages have forced Apollo Bay’s sole petrol station to cut its opening hours in a blow for motorists along the busy Great Ocean Road.

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