Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Lend a hand to clean-up

    Colac and district residents can roll up their sleeves and pull on some gloves this weekend to help clean up the community.  

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  • Soil cleanup causes stink

    Chemical smells wafting from construction work in Colac’s Wilson Street are the result of work to clean up contaminated soil. 

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  • Extended loss of licence for coastal speeder

    A man who drove on the Great Ocean Road at 30kmh above the speed limit has lost his licence for an extra three months on top of his current licence suspension.

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  • Hunting limits shock shooter

    Duck hunters will have a shorter season this year, with one hunter saying he doesn’t expect the season to return to normal ever again.

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  • Rainbows brighten a rainy afternoon

    Colac’s first ever pride event was a “historic moment” for Colac in celebrating diversity and the LGBTQIA+ community.

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  • A rainy end to Colac’s abnormal summer

    Colac and district residents have experienced a mostly dry February with downpours at the start and end of the month spiking rain statistics.

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  • Rain to blame for fallen trees in Colac district

    Colac’s SES crews have been busy chopping up fallen trees throughout the district, and an influx of rain in 2022 is to blame.

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  • Words flow for Bookaar poet

    Bookaar artist and poet Joan Mahony says an avalanche of words have tumbled out of her ever since she had heart surgery two years ago.

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