Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Man fined after house raid uncovers cannabis

    A Colac man has promised to stay out of trouble for the next year after police raided his house for cannabis.

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  • Fostering a love of reading for Colac and district bubs

    Colac West’s Rotary Club has delivered more books to the Colac Maternal and Child Health Centre to continue the club’s Books for Bubs program.

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  • RATES GOING UP: Colac Otway draft budget predicts $2-million deficit

    Colac Otway Shire ratepayers are facing a 3.5-per-cent rate rise under the council’s draft 2023-24 budget. 

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  • Council to review aged-care service

    Colac and district at-home aged care and disability services could be in for a shake-up, with Colac Otway Shire Council weighing up whether its service will remain viable.

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  • Councillor seeks more clarity over return of beacon

    Apollo Bay and coastal communities will soon know the timeline and actions the Colac Otway Shire Council intends to take to reinstall an iconic Marengo landmark.

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  • Photo of the Colac police station sign out front

    Drunken motorist crashed into pole

    A man who drove his vehicle into a power pole while more than three times the legal alcohol limit is off the road for the next year.

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  • Kitchen grant for Cape Otway park

    Cape Otway holiday park Bimbi Park is getting ready for a quarter-of-a-million-dollar facelift to its camp kitchen with a grant from the Federal Government.

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  • Grab a bargain to help Camp Quality

    Colac’s Camp Quality convoy is hosting its major fundraising indoor market this weekend to support children diagnosed with cancer and their families.

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