Articles by Jackson Graham

  • RATES DEBATE

    Ratepayers could be facing a two-per-cent rate rise in Colac Otway Shire next financial year, with councillors set to vote on the proposed rise today.

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  • Otway family back together

    A sense of normality is returning for a Beech Forest family, after an eight-month ordeal that kept them a hemisphere apart.

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  • Baby cousins share more than just a birthday

    When cousins Mila McCarthy and Ted Baulch were due to be born eight days apart, their family joked of a possible shared birthday, but never wished for what would unfold.

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  • Foreshore’s destruction continuing

    High tides are again impacting the Apollo Bay foreshore and an action group wants a State Government commitment to safeguard the coast in its upcoming budget.

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  • Farmers push for lower rates

    Three dairy farmers are pushing for Colac Otway Shire Council to reconsider its draft rating strategy and cut farm rates next financial year.

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  • Temporary roundabout perplexes motorists

    A Colac resident says the site of an under-construction roundabout east of Colac is an “accident waiting to happen” and is calling for better lighting and signage.

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  • More coastal erosion on Apollo Bay beach

    Authorities say swells and high tides have washed away much of the sand workers replaced at Apollo Bay’s main beach to protect the coast against erosion.

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  • Push for outdoor pool

    A Colac school principal is questioning why the city no longer has an outdoor pool, and wants one to become a priority for civic leaders.

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