Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Vital childcare proposed

    A Colac childcare centre is proposing to double its capacity under a new building extension.

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  • Officer’s action saves Dutch man

    A quick-thinking senior constable successfully rescued a Dutch man from drowning in Princetown last week.

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  • Birre fund fears: fingers pointing over funding cut

    Birregurra community members have been left with more questions than answers after being told $350,000 in funding had been cut from their local health centre.

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  • Police speak to produce pincher

    Apollo Bay’s community and school gardens have been the victim of thievery causing the community garden to be locked for the first time in more than 15 years.

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  • Renewed calls to release virus

    A fisheries authority is renewing calls for the government to release a carp virus following an increase in the pest in Lake Colac.

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  • Council could talk Jan 26

    Colac Otway Shire’s mayor Jason Schram says there’ll be no changes to Australia Day events in 2025, despite a nearby council changing its tune on the date.

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  • Clearwater employees could hear on backpay

    A former Clearwater Logging and Transport worker says everything has turned out alright one year on from the business going into administration and 73 workers losing their jobs just before Christmas.

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  • Keep clear during old pine removal

    An ageing pine tree is being removed from the Colac Botanic Gardens this week.

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