Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Jail sentence for hit-and-run in Colac street

    A Colac man who took the law into his own hands and hit his alleged drug dealer with a car will spend the next three months in prison.

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  • Creating a paradise at Birregurra

    Chris and David Bentley love the peace and quiet of their home and garden at Birregurra, with Chris saying the decision to move to the town felt good for her soul.

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  • Pie in face for speeding Collingwood supporter

    A Collingwood supporter speeding to get home to watch a semi-final football game has lost his licence for the next three months.

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  • Costly mistake for drink driver on the coast

    The decision to drink and drive has become an expensive experience for a Heidelberg man who must take Ubers to work for the next five months. 

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  • Quilters bind together again

    After a three-year hiatus, Colac quilters are back in action and ready to showcase their work to the Colac and district community in an exhibition.

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  • Motorist cops fine over drug driving offence

    A Forrest man who drove his vehicle while under the influence of cannabis derivative THC will pay a $700 fine.

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  • Bat ‘nudging’ set to resume

    Authorities will recommence a bat “nudging” program in late April to encourage between 5000 and 9000 flying foxes to move from heritage listed trees in Colac Botanic Gardens.

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  • New tax to hit land investors

    Funds from a new state property tax should go back into the rural and regional communities it impacts, a local councillor says.

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