Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Play serves up a sport legend

    Actor Damian Callinan says people are in for “quite a ride” when they see him perform as tennis legend John Newcombe in NEWK – the John Newcombe Story.

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  • Gardening proves good medicine

    A Colac social club has helped uncover scientific proof that gardening promotes good health.

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  • Magistrate’s message

    “Drugs are a poison; a cancer.”

    This was the message Magistrate Franz Holzer told a Colac man in court this week after police found a large quantity of drugs in his home.

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  • Four hospitalised after smash

    Four occupants of a car have had a “really lucky” escape in a collision with a truck on the Colac-Forrest Road.

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  • Kids and environment inspire comeback

    Hordern Vale artist Danni Sandford has always had an artistic mind, but after a 20-year hiatus and two children, the painter is back to creating and doing what she loves.

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  • Police assault earns penalty

    A Colac woman who assaulted a police officer while resisting arrest must complete 50 hours of unpaid community work.

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  • No consensus on wards

    Surf Coast Shire residents are split on whether the shire have a four-ward structure or become an unsubdivided shire.

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  • South-west region house prices jump

    House prices in south-west Victoria have jumped more than two per cent in the past year.

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